PN 111 Ch 16 and 17 Exam | Q&A Latest 2024/2025 | 100% PASS
PN 111 Ch 16 and 17 Exam | Q&A Latest 2024/2025 | 100% PASS How should the nurse teach a female patient to perform a self breast examination (SBE)? - Answer -*Teach patient to use pads of fingertips ***Stand in front of a mirror—to inspect for symmetry ***Press GENTLY with the pads of the fingertips while moving your fingers (without lifting off of breast) in a pattern (star, vertical, horizontal) across your chest * Be sure to teach the patient to include the axillary area because most lymph draining from the breast flows through this area. * More than 75% of lymph drainage from the breast flows outward toward the axillary lymph node. *Note any new lumps *Note consistency of lumps *Note any drainage, skin changes How should the nurse perform a female breast examination? - Answer - *Always explain procedure before you begin. *Let patient know you will be touching her brea
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