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NURS 304 Exam 4 Questions and Correct
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The nurse takes special care while checking a patient's tail of Spence.
What is the reason for this intervention?
Ans: To detect breast cancer
What is the proper method to examine large pendulous breasts?
Ans: Asking the patient to lean forward while the nurse
supports the forearms
Before a breast examination, the nurse asks the patient to lie down and
raise her arms. What is the rationale behind this instruction?
Ans: To flatten the breast tissue
The nurse is doing a breast assessment of a pregnant patient. On
palpation, the nurse finds that the breasts feel nodular. The patient
does not complain of any pain. What does the nurse deduce from these
findings?
Ans: This is a normal finding
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What is the marked change in the breast seen in a patient who has
reached menopause?
Ans: Atrophy of the glandular tissue
During a physical assessment, a teenager tells the nurse, "My left
breast is smaller than the right one and it makes me feel self-
conscious." How should the nurse respond?
Ans: "You shouldn't worry; this is a normal condition."
Where does more than 75% of lymph from the breasts drain?
Ans: Ipsilateral axillary nodes
What assessment finding does the nurse identify with gynecomastia in
an older male patient?
Ans: Presence of a bilateral, tender, firm mass
Which assessment finding in a patient may indicate breast cancer?
Ans: Presence of a unilateral, dense, irregular mass
The reservoirs for storing milk in the breast are
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NURS 304 Exam 4 Questions and Correct
Answers/ Latest Update / Already Graded
The nurse takes special care while checking a patient's tail of Spence.
What is the reason for this intervention?
Ans: To detect breast cancer
What is the proper method to examine large pendulous breasts?
Ans: Asking the patient to lean forward while the nurse
supports the forearms
Before a breast examination, the nurse asks the patient to lie down and
raise her arms. What is the rationale behind this instruction?
Ans: To flatten the breast tissue
The nurse is doing a breast assessment of a pregnant patient. On
palpation, the nurse finds that the breasts feel nodular. The patient
does not complain of any pain. What does the nurse deduce from these
findings?
Ans: This is a normal finding
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What is the marked change in the breast seen in a patient who has
reached menopause?
Ans: Atrophy of the glandular tissue
During a physical assessment, a teenager tells the nurse, "My left
breast is smaller than the right one and it makes me feel self-
conscious." How should the nurse respond?
Ans: "You shouldn't worry; this is a normal condition."
Where does more than 75% of lymph from the breasts drain?
Ans: Ipsilateral axillary nodes
What assessment finding does the nurse identify with gynecomastia in
an older male patient?
Ans: Presence of a bilateral, tender, firm mass
Which assessment finding in a patient may indicate breast cancer?
Ans: Presence of a unilateral, dense, irregular mass
The reservoirs for storing milk in the breast are
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