NUR 226 Exam 3 Study Guide Questions and Correct Answers
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NUR 226
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NUR 226
The reservoirs for storing milk in the breast are: lactiferous sinuses
When teaching the breast self-examination, you would inform the woman that the best time to conduct breast self-examination is: a) at the onset of the menstrual period. b) on the 14th day of the menstrual cycle. c) on the 4th t...
NUR 226 Exam 3 Study Guide Questions
and Correct Answers
The reservoirs for storing milk in the breast are: lactiferous sinuses
When teaching the breast self-examination, you would inform the woman that the best
time to conduct breast self-examination is:
a) at the onset of the menstrual period.
b) on the 14th day of the menstrual cycle.
c) on the 4th to 7th day of the cycle.
d) just before the menstrual period. C) On the 4th-7th day of the cycle
You are going to inspect a female patient's breasts for retraction. The best position for
this part of the examination is:
A. Lying supine with arms at the sides
B. Leaning forward with hands outstretched
C. Sitting with hand pushing onto hips
D. One arm at the side, the other arm elevated C. Sitting with hand pushing onto hips
During the examination of a 70 year old man, you note gynecomastia. You would:
Review the medications for drugs that have gynecomastia as a side effect
During a breast examination you detect a mass. Which of the following is most
consistent with cancer rather than benign breast disease? Irregular, poorly defined,
fixed
During the examination of the breasts of a pregnant woman, you would expect to find:
Blue vascular pattern over both breasts
Any lump found in the breast should be referred for further evaluation. A benign lesion
will usually have 3 of the following characteristics. Which one is characteristic of a
malignant lesion? Irregular shape
Correct description of the left lung narrower than the right lung with two lobes
Which of the following assessment best confirms symmetric chest expansion? Placing
hands on the posterolateral chest wall with thumbs at the level of T9 or T10 and then
sliding the hands up to a pinch a small fold of skin between the thumbs
bronchovesicular breath sounds moderate pitched, inspiration equal to expiration
After examining a patient, you note: fever, increased RR, chest expansion decreased on
L side, dull to percussion over left lower lobe, breath sounds louder with fine crackles
over left lower lobe. These findings are consistent with: Lobar pneumonia
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