10 - NURSE NAVIGATOR EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS RATED A+
ThreeRriskRfactorsRforRbreastRcancerR-
RCORRECTRANSWERS1.RHavingRaRfamilyRhistoryRofRcancerR(especiallyRbreastRandRovarianRcancer)R
2.RStartingRyourRmenstrualRcycleRbeforeRageR12
3.RHavingRyourRfirstRbabyRafterRageR30RorRbeingRnulliparous
RegularRscreeningRforRearlyRdetectionRofRbreastRcancerR-
RCORRECTRANSWERSYearlyRmammogramRstartingRatRageR40R(orR10RyearsRbeforeRageRthatRaRsisterRo
rRmotherRwasRdiagnosedRwithRbreastRcancer),RmonthlyRbreastRselfRexamR(weekRafterRmenstrualRcy
cleRorRanyRtimeRpost-menopause),RandRyearlyRclinicalRbreastRexam
RoleRofRnurseRnavigatorsR-
RCORRECTRANSWERSEducatorsRandRsystemRnavigatorsRforRpatientsRdiagnosedRwithRcancer.RTheyRs
upportRpatientsRandRtheirRfamiliesRfromRtheRtimeRofRtheRcancerRdiagnosisRthroughoutRtreatmentRa
ndRconnectRthemRtoRaRvarietyRofRreadilyRavailableRsupportRresourcesRw/inRtheRcommunity.RTheyRc
oordinateRtheRcancerRconferencesRwithRphysiciansRtoRdiscussRandRdetermineRbestRtreatmentRplan.
ImmediateReducationRandRsupportR-
RCORRECTRANSWERSExplainingRtheRdiagnosis,RdiscussRsurgicalRoptions,RandRtalkRaboutRtreatments
.RTheRgoalRofRthisRtimeRisRtoRprepareRtheRpatientsRforRfurtherRdiscussionsRwithRtheirRoncologist,Rsur
geon,Retc.
WhatRareRsomeRthingsRnurseRnavigatorsRdiscuss/giveRtoRpatientsR-
RCORRECTRANSWERS1.RPathologyRreport
2.RGiveRpatientRanReducationRpacketR
3.RGeneticRtesting
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS RATED A+
ThreeRriskRfactorsRforRbreastRcancerR-
RCORRECTRANSWERS1.RHavingRaRfamilyRhistoryRofRcancerR(especiallyRbreastRandRovarianRcancer)R
2.RStartingRyourRmenstrualRcycleRbeforeRageR12
3.RHavingRyourRfirstRbabyRafterRageR30RorRbeingRnulliparous
RegularRscreeningRforRearlyRdetectionRofRbreastRcancerR-
RCORRECTRANSWERSYearlyRmammogramRstartingRatRageR40R(orR10RyearsRbeforeRageRthatRaRsisterRo
rRmotherRwasRdiagnosedRwithRbreastRcancer),RmonthlyRbreastRselfRexamR(weekRafterRmenstrualRcy
cleRorRanyRtimeRpost-menopause),RandRyearlyRclinicalRbreastRexam
RoleRofRnurseRnavigatorsR-
RCORRECTRANSWERSEducatorsRandRsystemRnavigatorsRforRpatientsRdiagnosedRwithRcancer.RTheyRs
upportRpatientsRandRtheirRfamiliesRfromRtheRtimeRofRtheRcancerRdiagnosisRthroughoutRtreatmentRa
ndRconnectRthemRtoRaRvarietyRofRreadilyRavailableRsupportRresourcesRw/inRtheRcommunity.RTheyRc
oordinateRtheRcancerRconferencesRwithRphysiciansRtoRdiscussRandRdetermineRbestRtreatmentRplan.
ImmediateReducationRandRsupportR-
RCORRECTRANSWERSExplainingRtheRdiagnosis,RdiscussRsurgicalRoptions,RandRtalkRaboutRtreatments
.RTheRgoalRofRthisRtimeRisRtoRprepareRtheRpatientsRforRfurtherRdiscussionsRwithRtheirRoncologist,Rsur
geon,Retc.
WhatRareRsomeRthingsRnurseRnavigatorsRdiscuss/giveRtoRpatientsR-
RCORRECTRANSWERS1.RPathologyRreport
2.RGiveRpatientRanReducationRpacketR
3.RGeneticRtesting