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Purpose of breast assessment - ANSWER ✔✔- early detection of
abnormalities
- monitoring changes over time
- assessing lymphatic involvement
- providing patient education
- Nurses assess and document but do not diagnose
Key nursing concept (breast assessment) - ANSWER ✔✔- Identify
,- assess
- report findings
- diagnosis is not within the RN scope
Breast cancer in men - ANSWER ✔✔- breast cancer can occur in
men
- though less common
- should not be overlooked
Breast anatomy = lobes - ANSWER ✔✔15-20 sections glandular
tissue that produce milk
Breast anatomy = lobules - ANSWER ✔✔smaller units with lobes that
produce milk
Breast anatomy = ducts - ANSWER ✔✔Channels that carry milk from
lobules to the nipple
Glandular vs fatty tissue - ANSWER ✔✔Glandular tissue produces
milk; fatty tissue determines breast size
Cooper's ligaments - ANSWER ✔✔Fibrous bands that support breast
structure; dimpling suggests malignancy
areola - ANSWER ✔✔Pigmented area surrounding the nipple
, Montgomery glands - ANSWER ✔✔Sebaceous glands that lubricate
the nipple
Breast quadrants - ANSWER ✔✔- four sections used for
documentation:
- upper outer
- upper inner
- lower outer
- lower inner
Clock-face method - ANSWER ✔✔Describes location of findings
using time positions and distance from nipple
tail of spence - ANSWER ✔✔Extension of breast tissue into the
axilla; common site of missed masses
most common breast cancer location - ANSWER ✔✔upper outer
quadrant
Axillary lymph node groups - ANSWER ✔✔- central
- pectoral (anterior)
- sub-scapular (posterior)
- lateral (humeral)
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