HESI Case Study - Breast Cancer Real Exam
Questions with Correct Answers / A+ Score
Solutions.
Terms in this set (29)
At the community education Which nursing explanation best promotes effective communication?
program, the client learns
that breast self-exam (BSE) is
Select a day that is easy to remember to perform BSE consistently
best performed 2-3 days
every month.
after the start of the
menstrual flow when the
breasts are least engorged
and tender. Since the client
had a hysterectomy 5 years
ago, she does not have
periods. She asks the nurse if
she still needs to perform
BSE, and if so, when.
Demonstrate how arm should be positioned behind or over
the head.
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?
, Another client in the class A positive test for the BRCA1 mutation identifies an increased risk
said she had heard that there for breast cancer.
is a genetic test that would
diagnose breast cancer. What
is the best response by the
nurse?
Diagnostic Testing Teach the client's family that even women with no identified risk
factors are at risk.
While performing a BSE, the
client discovers a lump.After
seeing her healthcare
provider (HCP), the client is
scheduled for a
mammogram. She brings a
family member with her to
the Women's Health Center
to learn about
mammograms. The client's
family member tells the
nurse that she does not need
a mammogram
annually because she has
no risk factors for breast
cancer, except that her
father's sister had breast
cancer.
Which nursing intervention
best promotes effective
communication?
Show the client's family what most women say causes the
The client's family member
discomfort during a mammogram.
states that she will
schedule a mammogram
and she asks the nurse if it
will be painful. How should
the nurse respond?
Questions with Correct Answers / A+ Score
Solutions.
Terms in this set (29)
At the community education Which nursing explanation best promotes effective communication?
program, the client learns
that breast self-exam (BSE) is
Select a day that is easy to remember to perform BSE consistently
best performed 2-3 days
every month.
after the start of the
menstrual flow when the
breasts are least engorged
and tender. Since the client
had a hysterectomy 5 years
ago, she does not have
periods. She asks the nurse if
she still needs to perform
BSE, and if so, when.
Demonstrate how arm should be positioned behind or over
the head.
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?
, Another client in the class A positive test for the BRCA1 mutation identifies an increased risk
said she had heard that there for breast cancer.
is a genetic test that would
diagnose breast cancer. What
is the best response by the
nurse?
Diagnostic Testing Teach the client's family that even women with no identified risk
factors are at risk.
While performing a BSE, the
client discovers a lump.After
seeing her healthcare
provider (HCP), the client is
scheduled for a
mammogram. She brings a
family member with her to
the Women's Health Center
to learn about
mammograms. The client's
family member tells the
nurse that she does not need
a mammogram
annually because she has
no risk factors for breast
cancer, except that her
father's sister had breast
cancer.
Which nursing intervention
best promotes effective
communication?
Show the client's family what most women say causes the
The client's family member
discomfort during a mammogram.
states that she will
schedule a mammogram
and she asks the nurse if it
will be painful. How should
the nurse respond?
