10 - Nurse Navigator
Three risk factors for breast cancer - answer1. Having a family history of cancer
(especially breast and ovarian cancer)
2. Starting your menstrual cycle before age 12
3. Having your first baby after age 30 or being nulliparous
Regular screening for early detection of breast cancer - answer Yearly mammogram
starting at age 40 (or 10 years before age that a sister or mother was diagnosed with
breast cancer), monthly breast self exam (week after menstrual cycle or any time post-
menopause), and yearly clinical breast exam
Role of nurse navigators - answer Educators and system navigators for patients
diagnosed with cancer. They support patients and their families from the time of the
cancer diagnosis throughout treatment and connect them to a variety of readily
available support resources w/in the community. They coordinate the cancer
conferences with physicians to discuss and determine best treatment plan.
Immediate education and support - answer Explaining the diagnosis, discuss surgical
options, and talk about treatments. The goal of this time is to prepare the patients for
further discussions with their oncologist, surgeon, etc.
What are some things nurse navigators discuss/give to patients - answer1. Pathology
report
2. Give patient an education packet
3. Genetic testing
Only high risk patients are presented at the multidisciplinary treatment conference. T or
F? - answerFalse (all patients)
Over __% of the women diagnosed with breast cancer at Prisma Health have tumors
2cm or less in size - answer70
Treatment for most women with breast cancer (at Prisma Health) - answerLumpectomy,
which is an outpatient procedure
What kind of tumors NEED radiation? - answerInvasive ductal or lobular
The patient is not a candidate for a lumpectomy if... (3) - answer1. Tumor is too large to
get good, clear margins around the tumor and leave a decent cosmetic result
2. There are multiple cancers in the breast, especially if in more than 1 quadrant of the
breast
Three risk factors for breast cancer - answer1. Having a family history of cancer
(especially breast and ovarian cancer)
2. Starting your menstrual cycle before age 12
3. Having your first baby after age 30 or being nulliparous
Regular screening for early detection of breast cancer - answer Yearly mammogram
starting at age 40 (or 10 years before age that a sister or mother was diagnosed with
breast cancer), monthly breast self exam (week after menstrual cycle or any time post-
menopause), and yearly clinical breast exam
Role of nurse navigators - answer Educators and system navigators for patients
diagnosed with cancer. They support patients and their families from the time of the
cancer diagnosis throughout treatment and connect them to a variety of readily
available support resources w/in the community. They coordinate the cancer
conferences with physicians to discuss and determine best treatment plan.
Immediate education and support - answer Explaining the diagnosis, discuss surgical
options, and talk about treatments. The goal of this time is to prepare the patients for
further discussions with their oncologist, surgeon, etc.
What are some things nurse navigators discuss/give to patients - answer1. Pathology
report
2. Give patient an education packet
3. Genetic testing
Only high risk patients are presented at the multidisciplinary treatment conference. T or
F? - answerFalse (all patients)
Over __% of the women diagnosed with breast cancer at Prisma Health have tumors
2cm or less in size - answer70
Treatment for most women with breast cancer (at Prisma Health) - answerLumpectomy,
which is an outpatient procedure
What kind of tumors NEED radiation? - answerInvasive ductal or lobular
The patient is not a candidate for a lumpectomy if... (3) - answer1. Tumor is too large to
get good, clear margins around the tumor and leave a decent cosmetic result
2. There are multiple cancers in the breast, especially if in more than 1 quadrant of the
breast
