The nurse takes special care while checking a patient's tail of Spence. What is the reason for
this intervention? - Answers To detect breast cancer
What is the proper method to examine large pendulous breasts? - Answers Asking the patient to
lean forward while the nurse supports the forearms
Before a breast examination, the nurse asks the patient to lie down and raise her arms. What is
the rationale behind this instruction? - Answers To flatten the breast tissue
The nurse is doing a breast assessment of a pregnant patient. On palpation, the nurse finds that
the breasts feel nodular. The patient does not complain of any pain. What does the nurse
deduce from these findings? - Answers This is a normal finding
What is the marked change in the breast seen in a patient who has reached menopause? -
Answers Atrophy of the glandular tissue
During a physical assessment, a teenager tells the nurse, "My left breast is smaller than the right
one and it makes me feel self-conscious." How should the nurse respond? - Answers "You
shouldn't worry; this is a normal condition."
Where does more than 75% of lymph from the breasts drain? - Answers Ipsilateral axillary nodes
What assessment finding does the nurse identify with gynecomastia in an older male patient? -
Answers Presence of a bilateral, tender, firm mass
Which assessment finding in a patient may indicate breast cancer? - Answers Presence of a
unilateral, dense, irregular mass
The reservoirs for storing milk in the breast are - Answers lactiferous sinuses
What is the most common site of breast tumors - Answers upper outer quadrant
Breast asymmetry - Answers Common and benign
When teaching the breast self-examination, you would inform the woman that the best time to
conduct breast self-examination is: - Answers On the 4th to 7th day of the cycle
You are providing health promotion teaching for a 40year old women. what is the current
recommendation for women 40 years of age and older for breast cancer screening with
mammography - Answers every year
You are going to inspect a female patient's breasts for retraction. The best position for this part
of the examination is: - Answers Sitting with hand pushing onto hips
A bimanual tech may be preferred approach for a women - Answers with pendulous breasts