NURS 6512N COMPREHENSIVE TEST 2026
QUESTIONS WITH FULL SOLUTION VERIFIED
◉ In performing a breast examination, the nurse knows that it is
especially important to examine the upper outer quadrant of the
breast. The reason for this is that the upper outer quadrant is:
Answer: ANS: the location of most breast tumors.
The upper outer quadrant is the site of most breast tumors. In the
upper outer quadrant
◉ In performing an assessment of a woman's axillary lymph system,
the nurse should assess which of these nodes? Answer: ANS: Central,
lateral, pectoral, and subscapular nodes
◉ If a patient reports a recent breast infection, then the nurse
should expect to find _____ node enlargement. Answer: ANS:
ipsilateral axillary.
◉ A 9-year-old girl is in the clinic for a sports physical. After some
initial shyness she finally asks, "Am I normal? Answer: ANS: "I
understand that it is hard to feel different from your friends. Breasts
usually develop between 8 and 10 years of age."
Adolescent breast development usually begins between 8 and 10
years of age
,◉ A patient contacts the office and tells the nurse that she is worried
about her 10-year-old daughter having breast cancer. What would be
the nurse's best response? Answer: it is most likely normal breast
development.
◉ A 14-year-old girl is anxious about not having reached menarche.
The age: Answer: ANS: she began to develop breasts
Full development from stage 2 to stage 5 takes an average of 3 years,
although the range is 1.5 to 6 years.
◉ A woman is in the family planning clinic seeking birth control
information. She states that her breasts "change all month long"
Answer: ANS: Tell her that, because of the changing hormones
during the monthly menstrual cycle, cyclic breast changes are
common.
◉ A woman has just learned that she is pregnant. What are some
things the nurse should teach her about her breasts? Answer: ANS:
She can expect her areolae to become larger and darker in color.
◉ The nurse is teaching a pregnant woman about breast milk. Which
is correct? Answer: ANS: "You may notice a thick, yellow fluid
, expressed from your breasts as early as the fourth month of
pregnancy."
◉ A 65-year-old patient remarks that she just can't believe that her
breasts sag so much. Answer: ANS: After menopause, the glandular
and fat tissue atrophies, causing breast size and elasticity to
diminish, resulting in breasts that sag.
◉ In examining a 70-year-old male patient, he has bilateral
gynecomastia. nurse's best course of action? Answer: ANS: Explain
that this condition may be the result of hormonal changes
◉ During an examination of a 7-year-old girl, the nurse notices that
the girl is showing breast budding. Answer: ANS: Assess the girl's
weight and body mass index (BMI).
◉ The nurse is reviewing statistics regarding breast cancer. Which
woman, aged 40 years in the United States, has the highest risk for
development of breast cancer? Answer: ANS: African-American
◉ Which statement is true with regard to breast cancer in African-
American women in the United States? Answer: ANS: African-
American women are more likely to die of breast cancer at any age.
QUESTIONS WITH FULL SOLUTION VERIFIED
◉ In performing a breast examination, the nurse knows that it is
especially important to examine the upper outer quadrant of the
breast. The reason for this is that the upper outer quadrant is:
Answer: ANS: the location of most breast tumors.
The upper outer quadrant is the site of most breast tumors. In the
upper outer quadrant
◉ In performing an assessment of a woman's axillary lymph system,
the nurse should assess which of these nodes? Answer: ANS: Central,
lateral, pectoral, and subscapular nodes
◉ If a patient reports a recent breast infection, then the nurse
should expect to find _____ node enlargement. Answer: ANS:
ipsilateral axillary.
◉ A 9-year-old girl is in the clinic for a sports physical. After some
initial shyness she finally asks, "Am I normal? Answer: ANS: "I
understand that it is hard to feel different from your friends. Breasts
usually develop between 8 and 10 years of age."
Adolescent breast development usually begins between 8 and 10
years of age
,◉ A patient contacts the office and tells the nurse that she is worried
about her 10-year-old daughter having breast cancer. What would be
the nurse's best response? Answer: it is most likely normal breast
development.
◉ A 14-year-old girl is anxious about not having reached menarche.
The age: Answer: ANS: she began to develop breasts
Full development from stage 2 to stage 5 takes an average of 3 years,
although the range is 1.5 to 6 years.
◉ A woman is in the family planning clinic seeking birth control
information. She states that her breasts "change all month long"
Answer: ANS: Tell her that, because of the changing hormones
during the monthly menstrual cycle, cyclic breast changes are
common.
◉ A woman has just learned that she is pregnant. What are some
things the nurse should teach her about her breasts? Answer: ANS:
She can expect her areolae to become larger and darker in color.
◉ The nurse is teaching a pregnant woman about breast milk. Which
is correct? Answer: ANS: "You may notice a thick, yellow fluid
, expressed from your breasts as early as the fourth month of
pregnancy."
◉ A 65-year-old patient remarks that she just can't believe that her
breasts sag so much. Answer: ANS: After menopause, the glandular
and fat tissue atrophies, causing breast size and elasticity to
diminish, resulting in breasts that sag.
◉ In examining a 70-year-old male patient, he has bilateral
gynecomastia. nurse's best course of action? Answer: ANS: Explain
that this condition may be the result of hormonal changes
◉ During an examination of a 7-year-old girl, the nurse notices that
the girl is showing breast budding. Answer: ANS: Assess the girl's
weight and body mass index (BMI).
◉ The nurse is reviewing statistics regarding breast cancer. Which
woman, aged 40 years in the United States, has the highest risk for
development of breast cancer? Answer: ANS: African-American
◉ Which statement is true with regard to breast cancer in African-
American women in the United States? Answer: ANS: African-
American women are more likely to die of breast cancer at any age.
