Exam 48: Nursing Management: Breast Disorders

A patient who is scheduled for a lumpectomy and axillary lymph node dissection tells the nurse,"I would rather not know much about the surgery." Which response by the nurse is best?

The nurse notes bilateral enlargement of the breasts during examination of a 62-year-old man.Which action should the nurse take first?

When using the accompanying illustration to teach a patient about breast self-examination,the nurse will include the information that most breast cancers are located in which part of the breast?

Which action will the nurse include in the plan of care for a patient with right arm lymphedema?

The nurse provides discharge teaching for a 61-year-old patient who has had a left modified radical mastectomy and lymph node dissection.Which statement by the patient indicates that teaching has been successful?

Which nursing action should be included in the plan of care for a patient returning to the surgical unit following a left modified radical mastectomy with dissection of axillary lymph nodes?

A 33-year-old patient has a saline breast implant inserted in the outpatient surgery area.Which instruction will the nurse include in the discharge teaching?

Which information should the nurse include in teaching a patient who is scheduled for external beam radiation to the breast?

During a well woman physical exam,a 43-year-old patient asks about her risk for breast cancer.Which question is most pertinent for the nurse to ask?

After a 48-year-old patient has had a modified radical mastectomy,the pathology report identifies the tumor as an estrogen-receptor positive adenocarcinoma.The nurse will plan to teach the patient about

A student nurse prepares a list of teaching topics for a patient with a new diagnosis of breast cancer.Which item should the charge nurse suggest that the student nurse omit from the teaching topic list about breast cancer diagnostic testing?

Which assessment finding in a 36-year-old patient is most indicative of a need for further evaluation?

Which information will the nurse include in patient teaching for a 36-year-old patient who is scheduled for stereotactic core biopsy of the breast?

The nurse is admitting a patient scheduled this morning for lumpectomy and axillary lymph node dissection.Which action should the nurse take first?

When the nurse is working in the women's health care clinic,which action is appropriate to take?

The outpatient clinic receives telephone calls from four patients.Which patient should the nurse call back first?

The nurse is providing preoperative teaching about the transverse rectus abdominis musculocutaneous (TRAM)procedure to a patient.Which information will the nurse include?

The nurse will anticipate teaching a 56-year-old patient who is diagnosed with lobular carcinoma in situ (LCIS)about

Which patient statement indicates that the nurse's teaching about tamoxifen (Nolvadex)has been effective?

The nurse will teach a patient with metastatic breast cancer who has a new prescription for trastuzumab (Herceptin)that