2026 NSG 3160 Exam 3|REAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES|
ALREADY GRADED A+|LATEST 2026 VERSION!!!
If a patient reports a recent breast infection, then the nurse should
expect to find ________ node enlargement.
Ipsilateral axillary
A 9-year-old girl is in the clinic for a sport physical examination.
After some initial shyness she finally asks, Am I normal? I dont seem
to need a bra yet, but I have some friends who do. What if I never get
breasts? The nurses best response would be:
I understand that it is hard to feel different from your friends. Breasts
usually develop between 8 and 10 years of age.
A patient contacts the office and tells the nurse that she is worried
about her 10-year-old daughter having breast cancer. She describes a
unilateral enlargement of the right breast with associated tenderness.
She is worried because the left breast is not enlarged. What would be
the nurses best response? Tell the mother that:
Although an examination of her daughter would rule out a problem,
her breast development is most likely normal.
One breast asymmetry temporary and tenderness
Often common, reassurance is necessary
A 14-year-old girl is anxious about not having reached menarche.
When taking the health history, the nurse should ascertain which of
the following? The age that:
The girl began to develop breasts.
A woman is in the family planning clinic seeking birth control
information. She states that her breasts change all month long and that
she is worried that this is unusual. What is the nurses best response?
The nurse should tell her that:
pg. 1
,Because of the changing hormones during the monthly menstrual
cycle, cyclic breast changes are common.
A woman has just learned that she is pregnant. What are some things
the nurse should teach her about her breasts?
She can expect her areolae to become larger and darker in color.
The nurse is teaching a pregnant woman about breast milk. Which
statement by the nurse is correct?
You may notice a thick, yellow fluid expressed from your breasts as
early as the fourth month of pregnancy.
A 65-year-old patient remarks that she just cannot believe that her
breasts sag so much. She states it must be from a lack of exercise.
What explanation should the nurse offer her? After menopause:
The glandular and fat tissue atrophies, causing breast size and
elasticity to diminish, resulting in breasts that sag
In examining a 70-year-old male patient, the nurse notices that he has
bilateral gynecomastia. Which of the following describes the nurses
best course of action?
Explain that this condition may be the result of hormonal changes,
and recommend that he see his physician.
Gynecomastia may reappear in the aging
Men
During an examination of a 7-year-old girl, the nurse notices that the
girl is showing breast budding. What should the nurse do next?
Assess the girls weight and body mass index (BMI).
BMI (body mass index) ranges
<18.5 = Underweight
18.5 to 24.9 = Healthy
25 to 29.9 = Overweight
pg. 2
,30 to 34.9 = Obese
>35 = Severe obesity
The nurse is reviewing statistics regarding breast cancer. Which
woman, aged 40 years in the United States, has the highest risk for
developing breast cancer?
Black
White women have a higher incidence of breast cancer than black
women starting at age 45 years
but black women have a higher incidence before age 45 years
The nurse is preparing for a class in early detection of breast cancer.
Which statement is true with regard to breast cancer in black women
in the United States?
Black women are more likely to die of breast cancer at any age.
During a breast health interview, a patient states that she has noticed
pain in her left breast. The nurses most appropriate response to this
would be:
I would like some more information about the pain in your left breast.
During a health history interview, a female patient states that she has
noticed a few drops of clear discharge from her right nipple. What
should the nurse do next?
Ask the patient some additional questions about the medications she
is taking.
Oral contraceptives, phenothiazines, diuretics, digitalis, steroids,
methyldopa, and calcium channel blockers
May cause clear nipple discharge
The breast is made up of:
A.) Primarily muscle with very little fibrous tissue
B.) Fibrous, glandular, & adipose tissue
pg. 3
, C.) Primarily milk ducts, known as lactiferous ducts
D.) Glandular tissue, which supports the breast by attaching to the
chest wall
B.) Fibrous, glandular, & adipose tissue
Which breast quadrant is most at risk for breast tumors?
The upper outer quadrant
The nurse should notice the axillary tail of spence, the cone-shaped
breast tissue that projects up into the axilla close to the pectoral group
of the axillary lymph nodes is what quadrant?
The upper outer quadrant
The nurse should assess which of these axillary lymph nodes?
A. Central, axillary, lateral, & sternal
B. Pectoral, lateral, anterior, & sternal
C.) Central, lateral, pectoral, & subscapular
D.) Lateral, pectoral, axillary, & suprascapular
C.) Central, lateral, pectoral, & subscapular
Which type of node enlargement should the nurse expect from a
patient with a recent breast infection?
A.) Nonspecific
B.) Ipsilateral axillary
C.) Contralateral axillary
D.) Inguinal & cervical
B.) Ipsilateral axillary
More than 75% (most) of the lymph drains into the _____________,
or same side, axillary
Ipsilateral
pg. 4
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES|
ALREADY GRADED A+|LATEST 2026 VERSION!!!
If a patient reports a recent breast infection, then the nurse should
expect to find ________ node enlargement.
Ipsilateral axillary
A 9-year-old girl is in the clinic for a sport physical examination.
After some initial shyness she finally asks, Am I normal? I dont seem
to need a bra yet, but I have some friends who do. What if I never get
breasts? The nurses best response would be:
I understand that it is hard to feel different from your friends. Breasts
usually develop between 8 and 10 years of age.
A patient contacts the office and tells the nurse that she is worried
about her 10-year-old daughter having breast cancer. She describes a
unilateral enlargement of the right breast with associated tenderness.
She is worried because the left breast is not enlarged. What would be
the nurses best response? Tell the mother that:
Although an examination of her daughter would rule out a problem,
her breast development is most likely normal.
One breast asymmetry temporary and tenderness
Often common, reassurance is necessary
A 14-year-old girl is anxious about not having reached menarche.
When taking the health history, the nurse should ascertain which of
the following? The age that:
The girl began to develop breasts.
A woman is in the family planning clinic seeking birth control
information. She states that her breasts change all month long and that
she is worried that this is unusual. What is the nurses best response?
The nurse should tell her that:
pg. 1
,Because of the changing hormones during the monthly menstrual
cycle, cyclic breast changes are common.
A woman has just learned that she is pregnant. What are some things
the nurse should teach her about her breasts?
She can expect her areolae to become larger and darker in color.
The nurse is teaching a pregnant woman about breast milk. Which
statement by the nurse is correct?
You may notice a thick, yellow fluid expressed from your breasts as
early as the fourth month of pregnancy.
A 65-year-old patient remarks that she just cannot believe that her
breasts sag so much. She states it must be from a lack of exercise.
What explanation should the nurse offer her? After menopause:
The glandular and fat tissue atrophies, causing breast size and
elasticity to diminish, resulting in breasts that sag
In examining a 70-year-old male patient, the nurse notices that he has
bilateral gynecomastia. Which of the following describes the nurses
best course of action?
Explain that this condition may be the result of hormonal changes,
and recommend that he see his physician.
Gynecomastia may reappear in the aging
Men
During an examination of a 7-year-old girl, the nurse notices that the
girl is showing breast budding. What should the nurse do next?
Assess the girls weight and body mass index (BMI).
BMI (body mass index) ranges
<18.5 = Underweight
18.5 to 24.9 = Healthy
25 to 29.9 = Overweight
pg. 2
,30 to 34.9 = Obese
>35 = Severe obesity
The nurse is reviewing statistics regarding breast cancer. Which
woman, aged 40 years in the United States, has the highest risk for
developing breast cancer?
Black
White women have a higher incidence of breast cancer than black
women starting at age 45 years
but black women have a higher incidence before age 45 years
The nurse is preparing for a class in early detection of breast cancer.
Which statement is true with regard to breast cancer in black women
in the United States?
Black women are more likely to die of breast cancer at any age.
During a breast health interview, a patient states that she has noticed
pain in her left breast. The nurses most appropriate response to this
would be:
I would like some more information about the pain in your left breast.
During a health history interview, a female patient states that she has
noticed a few drops of clear discharge from her right nipple. What
should the nurse do next?
Ask the patient some additional questions about the medications she
is taking.
Oral contraceptives, phenothiazines, diuretics, digitalis, steroids,
methyldopa, and calcium channel blockers
May cause clear nipple discharge
The breast is made up of:
A.) Primarily muscle with very little fibrous tissue
B.) Fibrous, glandular, & adipose tissue
pg. 3
, C.) Primarily milk ducts, known as lactiferous ducts
D.) Glandular tissue, which supports the breast by attaching to the
chest wall
B.) Fibrous, glandular, & adipose tissue
Which breast quadrant is most at risk for breast tumors?
The upper outer quadrant
The nurse should notice the axillary tail of spence, the cone-shaped
breast tissue that projects up into the axilla close to the pectoral group
of the axillary lymph nodes is what quadrant?
The upper outer quadrant
The nurse should assess which of these axillary lymph nodes?
A. Central, axillary, lateral, & sternal
B. Pectoral, lateral, anterior, & sternal
C.) Central, lateral, pectoral, & subscapular
D.) Lateral, pectoral, axillary, & suprascapular
C.) Central, lateral, pectoral, & subscapular
Which type of node enlargement should the nurse expect from a
patient with a recent breast infection?
A.) Nonspecific
B.) Ipsilateral axillary
C.) Contralateral axillary
D.) Inguinal & cervical
B.) Ipsilateral axillary
More than 75% (most) of the lymph drains into the _____________,
or same side, axillary
Ipsilateral
pg. 4
