Breast Cancer NCLEX Style
Questions with Correct Answers
The nurse assesses a client with dimpling of the skin in the left upper outer quadrant of
the right breast and nipple discharge. Which question should the nurse ask to learn if
the client is experiencing other clinical manifestations of breast cancer?
"Have you been experiencing any night sweats or low-grade fevers?"
"Does the skin in the left upper outer quadrant of the right breast feel warm to touch?"
"Have you noticed any itching around the nipple or in the area affected by dimpling?"
"Have you noticed a rash or skin irritation around the nipple area?" - ANSWER✔✔-
"Have you noticed a rash or skin irritation around the nipple area?"
,A client with metastatic breast cancer asks where the cancer has spread. Which site
should the nurse include in the response? (Select all that apply.)
Bone
Liver
Brain
Lungs
Kidney - ANSWER✔✔-Bone
Liver
Brain
, Lungs
A client is diagnosed with adenocarcinoma of the breast. Based upon this diagnosis,
where should the nurse expect the source of the cancer to be?
Subcutaneous fat
Mammary layer fatty tissue
Nipple epithelium
Terminal section of the breast ductal tissue - ANSWER✔✔-Terminal section of the
breast ductal tissue
A client with breast cancer receives diagnostic testing and scan results that indicate a
tumor that is 4.2 cm in size with evidence of metastasis to movable ipsilateral axillary
nodes only. According to the TNM staging system, how should this client's breast
cancer be staged?
T1 N0 MO
Questions with Correct Answers
The nurse assesses a client with dimpling of the skin in the left upper outer quadrant of
the right breast and nipple discharge. Which question should the nurse ask to learn if
the client is experiencing other clinical manifestations of breast cancer?
"Have you been experiencing any night sweats or low-grade fevers?"
"Does the skin in the left upper outer quadrant of the right breast feel warm to touch?"
"Have you noticed any itching around the nipple or in the area affected by dimpling?"
"Have you noticed a rash or skin irritation around the nipple area?" - ANSWER✔✔-
"Have you noticed a rash or skin irritation around the nipple area?"
,A client with metastatic breast cancer asks where the cancer has spread. Which site
should the nurse include in the response? (Select all that apply.)
Bone
Liver
Brain
Lungs
Kidney - ANSWER✔✔-Bone
Liver
Brain
, Lungs
A client is diagnosed with adenocarcinoma of the breast. Based upon this diagnosis,
where should the nurse expect the source of the cancer to be?
Subcutaneous fat
Mammary layer fatty tissue
Nipple epithelium
Terminal section of the breast ductal tissue - ANSWER✔✔-Terminal section of the
breast ductal tissue
A client with breast cancer receives diagnostic testing and scan results that indicate a
tumor that is 4.2 cm in size with evidence of metastasis to movable ipsilateral axillary
nodes only. According to the TNM staging system, how should this client's breast
cancer be staged?
T1 N0 MO
