Exam 10: Problems of the Breast

Which explanation best describes a skin-sparing mastectomy?

What important,immediate postoperative care practice should the nurse remember when caring for a woman who has had a mastectomy?

Which client is most at risk for fibroadenoma of the breast?

Chemotherapy with multiple drug agents is used in the treatment of recurrent and advanced breast cancer with positive results.Which side effects would the nurse anticipate for the client once treatment has begun? (Select all that apply. )

A woman has a breast mass that is not well delineated and is nonpalpable,immobile,and nontender.Which condition is this client experiencing?

What is the correct name describing a benign breast condition that includes dilation and inflammation of the collecting ducts?

A nurse is providing breast care education to a client after mammography.Which information regarding fibrocystic changes in the breast is important for the nurse to share?

After a mastectomy,which activity should the client be instructed to avoid?

Cellulitis with or without abscess formation is a common condition.The nurse is providing education for a client whose presentation to the emergency department includes an infection of the breast.Which information should the nurse share with this client? (Select all that apply. )

A client has been prescribed adjuvant tamoxifen therapy.What common side effect might she experience?

A client's oncologist has just finished explaining the diagnostic workup results to her,and she still has questions.The woman states,"The physician says I have a slow-growing cancer.Very few cells are dividing.How does she know this?" What is the name of the test that gave the health care provider this information?

Researchers have found a number of common risk factors that increase a woman's chance of developing a breast malignancy.It is essential for the nurse who provides care to women of any age to be aware of which risk factors? (Select all that apply. )

A healthy 60-year-old African-American woman regularly receives health care at her neighborhood clinic.She is due for a mammogram.At her first visit,her health care provider is concerned about the 3-week wait at the neighborhood clinic and made an appointment for her to have a mammogram at a teaching hospital across town.She did not keep her appointment and returned to the clinic today to have the nurse check her blood pressure.What is the most appropriate statement for the nurse to make to this client?

Which diagnostic test is used to confirm a suspected diagnosis of breast cancer?

Which condition does NOT increase a client's risk for breast cancer?

A nurse is providing education to a support group of women newly diagnosed with breast cancer.It is important for the nurse to discuss which factor related to breast cancer with the group?

Breast pain occurs in many women during their perimenopausal years.Which information is a priority for the nurse to share with the client?

Which client should the nurse refer for further testing?

A client is concerned because she has been experiencing some milky,sticky breast discharge.Which nonmalignant condition is exhibited with this finding?

The most conservative approach for early breast cancer treatment involves lumpectomy followed by which procedure?