Exam 40: Management of Clients with Breast Disorders

Teaching a client who will soon begin radiation therapy for treatment of breast cancer, the nurse would tell the client that she should expect

A client complains of premenstrual mastalgia. Self-care measures the nurse could suggest to help decrease the client's manifestations might include having the client

When the client scheduled for a modified radical mastectomy asks the nurse what tissue the surgeon will remove, the nurse would answer

A male client has been diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer. The nurse would understand that this client most likely may have feelings of sexual inadequacy because

The nurse explains to a client following mastectomy with lymph node dissection that care of the operative arm should include