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HESI Breast Cancer Case Study
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Which nursing explanation best promotes effective
communication?
Ans: Select a day that is easy to remember to
perform BSE consistently every month.
The client demonstrates BSE technique for the nurse using a
practice model. She uses her fingerpads and states that when
lying down, her arm should be relaxed at her side. What
instructions should the nurse provide?
Ans: Demonstrate how arm should be positioned
behind or over the head.
Another client in the class said she had heard that there is a
genetic test that would diagnose breast cancer. What is the
best response by the nurse?
Ans: A positive test for the BRCA1 mutation
identifies an increased risk for breast cancer.
Which nursing intervention best promotes effective
communication?
Ans: Teach the client's family that even women with
no identified risk factors are at risk.
The client's family member states that she will schedule a
mammogram and she asks the nurse if it will be painful. How
should the nurse respond?
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Ans: Show the client's family what most women say
causes the discomfort during a mammogram.
Which nursing intervention best promotes effective
communication?
Ans: Tell the client feelings of disbelief is
understandable.
The client goes on to say, that she can control this with
exercising and a change in her eating habits. Which nursing
intervention best promotes effective communication in reply
to the client's solution?
Ans: Confirm with the client her hesitation to
discuss the need for surgery.
What action is most important for the nurse to take?
Ans: Tell the client that to ensure her safety, the
surgeon will need to be notified about the cracker.
Which ethical principle has the greatest weight in the
nurse's decision to inform the client's surgeon about the
snack?
Ans: Nonmaleficence.
The nurse confirms that the client has signed the informed
consent for surgery, but learns that the client does not
understand the procedure for breast reconstruction that is to
be performed. What action should the nurse implement?
Ans: Notify the surgeon that further explanation of
the procedure is necessary.
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HESI Breast Cancer Case Study
Latest Questions and Graded
Answers
Which nursing explanation best promotes effective
communication?
Ans: Select a day that is easy to remember to
perform BSE consistently every month.
The client demonstrates BSE technique for the nurse using a
practice model. She uses her fingerpads and states that when
lying down, her arm should be relaxed at her side. What
instructions should the nurse provide?
Ans: Demonstrate how arm should be positioned
behind or over the head.
Another client in the class said she had heard that there is a
genetic test that would diagnose breast cancer. What is the
best response by the nurse?
Ans: A positive test for the BRCA1 mutation
identifies an increased risk for breast cancer.
Which nursing intervention best promotes effective
communication?
Ans: Teach the client's family that even women with
no identified risk factors are at risk.
The client's family member states that she will schedule a
mammogram and she asks the nurse if it will be painful. How
should the nurse respond?
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Ans: Show the client's family what most women say
causes the discomfort during a mammogram.
Which nursing intervention best promotes effective
communication?
Ans: Tell the client feelings of disbelief is
understandable.
The client goes on to say, that she can control this with
exercising and a change in her eating habits. Which nursing
intervention best promotes effective communication in reply
to the client's solution?
Ans: Confirm with the client her hesitation to
discuss the need for surgery.
What action is most important for the nurse to take?
Ans: Tell the client that to ensure her safety, the
surgeon will need to be notified about the cracker.
Which ethical principle has the greatest weight in the
nurse's decision to inform the client's surgeon about the
snack?
Ans: Nonmaleficence.
The nurse confirms that the client has signed the informed
consent for surgery, but learns that the client does not
understand the procedure for breast reconstruction that is to
be performed. What action should the nurse implement?
Ans: Notify the surgeon that further explanation of
the procedure is necessary.
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