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Exam Solution zm
HESI Patient Reviews with RN Case Studies and : Breas
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t Cancer 2026 A+ GRADE ASSURED COMPLETE SOLUTI
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ONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS (6D046)
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QUESTION 1 zm
what is the best response by the nurse?
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ANSWER
"select whatever day you can best remember to perform BSE consistently each month." Whatever da
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y is best for Chandra will improve compliance and be easiest for her to remember. Suggesting the fi
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rst day of the month is one easy approach.
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QUESTION 2 zm
what instructions should the nurse provide?
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ANSWER
"when you are lying down, your arm should be positioned over your head." Placing the arm over th
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e head when lying down helps spread the breast tissue over the chest wall, making palpation more
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effective. Chandra did correctly use her fingerpads, which are more sensitive than the fingertips.
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QUESTION 3 zm
how should the nurse respond?
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ANSWER
"the combination of yearly CBE and monthly BSE is the best approach for early detection."
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QUESTION 4 zm
what intervention should the nurse implement first?
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ANSWER
, teach barb that even women with no identified risk factors are at risk
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QUESTION 5 zm
Another woman in the class said she had heard that there is a genetic test that would
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diagnose breast cancer. What is the best response by the nurse?
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ANSWER
"A positive test for the BRCA1 mutation identifies an increased risk for breast cancer, but is not a c
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ertainty." A positive BRCA1 gene mutation test indicates an increased risk for breast cancer. Screeni
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ngs procedures should be emphasized.
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QUESTION 6 zm
Francie states that she will schedule a mammogram and she asks the nurse if the x-
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ray is painful. how should the nurse respond?
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ANSWER
"you may experience some discomfort, but only for a few minutes."
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QUESTION 7 zm
A mass is seen on Chandra's mammogram, and a follow-
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up stereotactic core needle biopsy is performed. The tumor specimen is found to be c
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ancerous. Chandra learns that she has a cancerous tumor requiring surgery. She tells
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the nurse, "They make mistakes. I know that happens. My specimen probably got swit
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ched with someone else's, right?" what is the best response by the nurse?
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ANSWER
"its hard to believe that this is happening, isn't it?" This response acknowledges the overwhelming s
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ituation Chandra is facing, yet does not encourage her denial. It is open-
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ended, leaving Chandra the opportunity to further share her feelings.
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QUESTION 8 zm
Chandra goes on to say, "I can control this. I will start exercising and I will change my
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eating habits. That will take care of it." How should the nurse respond? Chandra goes
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mon to say, "I can control this. I will start exercising and I will change my eating habits
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. That will take care of it." How should the nurse respond?
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ANSWER
"It sounds like you do not want to have surgery." This statement will help Chandra clarify her think
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ing and verbalize her feelings.
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Exam Solution zm
HESI Patient Reviews with RN Case Studies and : Breas
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t Cancer 2026 A+ GRADE ASSURED COMPLETE SOLUTI
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ONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS (6D046)
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QUESTION 1 zm
what is the best response by the nurse?
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ANSWER
"select whatever day you can best remember to perform BSE consistently each month." Whatever da
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y is best for Chandra will improve compliance and be easiest for her to remember. Suggesting the fi
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rst day of the month is one easy approach.
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QUESTION 2 zm
what instructions should the nurse provide?
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ANSWER
"when you are lying down, your arm should be positioned over your head." Placing the arm over th
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e head when lying down helps spread the breast tissue over the chest wall, making palpation more
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effective. Chandra did correctly use her fingerpads, which are more sensitive than the fingertips.
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QUESTION 3 zm
how should the nurse respond?
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ANSWER
"the combination of yearly CBE and monthly BSE is the best approach for early detection."
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QUESTION 4 zm
what intervention should the nurse implement first?
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ANSWER
, teach barb that even women with no identified risk factors are at risk
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QUESTION 5 zm
Another woman in the class said she had heard that there is a genetic test that would
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diagnose breast cancer. What is the best response by the nurse?
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ANSWER
"A positive test for the BRCA1 mutation identifies an increased risk for breast cancer, but is not a c
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ertainty." A positive BRCA1 gene mutation test indicates an increased risk for breast cancer. Screeni
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ngs procedures should be emphasized.
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QUESTION 6 zm
Francie states that she will schedule a mammogram and she asks the nurse if the x-
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ray is painful. how should the nurse respond?
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ANSWER
"you may experience some discomfort, but only for a few minutes."
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QUESTION 7 zm
A mass is seen on Chandra's mammogram, and a follow-
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up stereotactic core needle biopsy is performed. The tumor specimen is found to be c
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ancerous. Chandra learns that she has a cancerous tumor requiring surgery. She tells
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the nurse, "They make mistakes. I know that happens. My specimen probably got swit
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ched with someone else's, right?" what is the best response by the nurse?
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ANSWER
"its hard to believe that this is happening, isn't it?" This response acknowledges the overwhelming s
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ituation Chandra is facing, yet does not encourage her denial. It is open-
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ended, leaving Chandra the opportunity to further share her feelings.
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QUESTION 8 zm
Chandra goes on to say, "I can control this. I will start exercising and I will change my
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eating habits. That will take care of it." How should the nurse respond? Chandra goes
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mon to say, "I can control this. I will start exercising and I will change my eating habits
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. That will take care of it." How should the nurse respond?
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ANSWER
"It sounds like you do not want to have surgery." This statement will help Chandra clarify her think
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ing and verbalize her feelings.
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