NSG 3160 EXAM 3 |2025-2026 LATEST UPDATED| 200 REAL EXAM AND
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | 100% RATED CORRECT | 100%
VERFIED | ALREADY GRADED A+
1. what makes up the internal structures of the breast?: Fibrous, glandular,
and adipose tissues
2. In performing an assessment of a woman's axillary lymph system, the
nurse would assess which of these nodes?: Central, lateral, pectoral, and
subscapular 3. If a patient reports a recent breast infection, then the nurse
would expect to find what type of node enlargement?: Ipsilateral axillary
4. A 14-year-old girl is anxious about not having reached menarche. When
taking the health history, the nurse would ask what: The age the girl began to
develop breasts
5. 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 best response by the nurse?:
"Because of the changing hormones during the monthly menstrual cycle, cyclic
breast changes are common."
,6. A woman has just learned that she is pregnant. What would the nurse
teach this patient about changes in her breasts?: She can expect her areolae
to become larger and darker in color.
7. 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."
8. 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 would the nurse offer her?: After menopause, the glandular and fat
tissue atrophies, causing breast size and elasticity to diminish, resulting in breasts
that sag.
9. Gynecomastia: enlargement of a man's breasts, usually due to hormone
imbalance or hormone therapy
10. The nurse is preparing for a class on breast cancer. Which statement is
true with regard to cultural differences in breast cancer in the United States?:
The relative 5-year survival rate for black women is lower than that for Caucasian
women. 11. During a health history interview, a female patient states that she
has noticed a few drops of clear discharge from her right nipple. What would
, the nurse do next?: Ask the patient some additional questions about the
medications she is taking.
12. During a physical examination, a 45-year-old woman states that she has
had a crusty, itchy rash on her breast for approximately 2 weeks. In trying to
find the cause of the rash, which question would be important for the nurse
to ask?: "Where did the rash first appear—on the nipple, the areola, or the
surrounding skin?"
13 A patient is newly diagnosed with benign breast disease. The nurse
recognizes which statement about benign breast disease to be true?: It
makes it more difficult to examine the breasts.
14. During an interview, a patient reveals that she is pregnant. She states that
she is not sure whether she will breastfeed her baby and asks for some
information about this. Which of these statements by the nurse is
accurate?-
: "Breastfeeding provides the perfect food and antibodies for your baby."
15. During an examination of a woman, the nurse notices that her left breast
is slightly larger than her right breast. Which of these statements is true
about this finding?: Asymmetry of the breasts is common, but the nurse should
verify that this finding is not new.
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | 100% RATED CORRECT | 100%
VERFIED | ALREADY GRADED A+
1. what makes up the internal structures of the breast?: Fibrous, glandular,
and adipose tissues
2. In performing an assessment of a woman's axillary lymph system, the
nurse would assess which of these nodes?: Central, lateral, pectoral, and
subscapular 3. If a patient reports a recent breast infection, then the nurse
would expect to find what type of node enlargement?: Ipsilateral axillary
4. A 14-year-old girl is anxious about not having reached menarche. When
taking the health history, the nurse would ask what: The age the girl began to
develop breasts
5. 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 best response by the nurse?:
"Because of the changing hormones during the monthly menstrual cycle, cyclic
breast changes are common."
,6. A woman has just learned that she is pregnant. What would the nurse
teach this patient about changes in her breasts?: She can expect her areolae
to become larger and darker in color.
7. 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."
8. 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 would the nurse offer her?: After menopause, the glandular and fat
tissue atrophies, causing breast size and elasticity to diminish, resulting in breasts
that sag.
9. Gynecomastia: enlargement of a man's breasts, usually due to hormone
imbalance or hormone therapy
10. The nurse is preparing for a class on breast cancer. Which statement is
true with regard to cultural differences in breast cancer in the United States?:
The relative 5-year survival rate for black women is lower than that for Caucasian
women. 11. During a health history interview, a female patient states that she
has noticed a few drops of clear discharge from her right nipple. What would
, the nurse do next?: Ask the patient some additional questions about the
medications she is taking.
12. During a physical examination, a 45-year-old woman states that she has
had a crusty, itchy rash on her breast for approximately 2 weeks. In trying to
find the cause of the rash, which question would be important for the nurse
to ask?: "Where did the rash first appear—on the nipple, the areola, or the
surrounding skin?"
13 A patient is newly diagnosed with benign breast disease. The nurse
recognizes which statement about benign breast disease to be true?: It
makes it more difficult to examine the breasts.
14. During an interview, a patient reveals that she is pregnant. She states that
she is not sure whether she will breastfeed her baby and asks for some
information about this. Which of these statements by the nurse is
accurate?-
: "Breastfeeding provides the perfect food and antibodies for your baby."
15. During an examination of a woman, the nurse notices that her left breast
is slightly larger than her right breast. Which of these statements is true
about this finding?: Asymmetry of the breasts is common, but the nurse should
verify that this finding is not new.
