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Exam 3: NUR209/ NUR 209 (New 2024/ 2025 Updates) Medical Surgical Nursing II | Questions and Verified Answers| 100% Correct| A Grade – Fortis what is stereognosis? - ANSWER>>ability to perceive a familiar object to touch
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NUR209/ NUR 209 M
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NUR209/ NUR 209 M
Exam 3: NUR209/ NUR 209 (New 2024/ 2025 Updates)
Medical Surgical Nursing II | Questions and Verified
Answers| 100% Correct| A Grade – Fortis
what is stereognosis? - ANSWER>>ability to perceive a familiar object to touch
Exam 3: NUR209/ NUR 209 (New 2024/ 2025 Updates)
Medical Surgical Nursing II | Questions and Verified
Answers| 100% Correct| A Grade – Fortis
what is stereognosis? - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔>>ability to perceive a familiar object to touch
how do you test stereognosis? - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔>>place a key, paperclip, or coin in
patient's hand with eyes closed and have them ID
what is another name for astereognosis? - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔>>tactile agnosia
what is astereognosis/tactile agnosia? - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔>>unable to recognize objects
by tactile stimulation
what is auditory agnosia? - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔>>unable to ID familiar sound
what is optic agnosia? - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔>>can't ID objects by site
what is graphesthesia? - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔>>ability to ID numbers, symbols, or letters by
imprint on back/palm with blunt instrument
what is agraphesthesia? - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔>>unable to ID imprint on back/palm
what is kinesthesia? - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔>>ability to sense weight and direction of
movement on body
how do you test for kinesthesia? - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔>>move big toe/finger from neutral
position, up, and down, varying movements; should ID direction of movement
what is akinesthesia? - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔>>can't sense movement or direction
the cerebellar/proprioceptive system integrates what to maintain posture and balance? -
✔✔ANSWER✔✔>>muscle contractions
what system helps with speech and acceleration? -
✔✔ANSWER✔✔>>cerebellar/proprioceptive
,what cancer is the most common in women in the US? - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔>>breast
cancer
how many years of breastfeeding lowers the risk of breast cancer? -
✔✔ANSWER✔✔>>1.5
what is mastitis? - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔>>breast inflammation
breast cancer is more likely in those with what three family histories? -
✔✔ANSWER✔✔>>blood relatives on either side have breast CA before age 50
women had cancer in both breasts
ashkenazin jewish heritage
how does increased caffeine intake affect breast condition? -
✔✔ANSWER✔✔>>increases fibrocystic changes and pain
how does increased alcohol affect breast condition? - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔>>increased risk
of cancer by 15%, and each drink more per day adds 10%
how often should women perform a BSE? - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔>>once a month
what is a BSE? - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔>>breast self exam
at what point during the month should women perform a BSE? - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔>>one
week after onset of menstrual cycle; if post-menopause, pick the same day to do each
month
warmth and redness of the breast can indicate what 4 things? -
✔✔ANSWER✔✔>>infection, mastitis (inflammation), abscess, or virulent form of cancer
a baseline mammography should be performed before what age? -
✔✔ANSWER✔✔>>40
how often should mammographies be performed in women over the age of 40? -
✔✔ANSWER✔✔>>every 1-2 years
how often should mammographies be performed in women over 50? -
✔✔ANSWER✔✔>>every year
does risk for breast cancer increase or decrease with age? -
✔✔ANSWER✔✔>>increase
,does increased exposure to estrogen increase or decrease risk for breast cancer? -
✔✔ANSWER✔✔>>increase
what are three situations in which a woman would have increased exposure to
estrogen? - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔>>having period before age 13
entering menopause after 51
using estrogen replacement therapy for more than 5 years
how does pregnancy affect breast cancer risk? - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔>>never being
pregnant, or not being pregnant until after age 30, increases risk
how does education/socioeconomic group affect breast cancer risk? -
✔✔ANSWER✔✔>>higher group = higher risk
how does height affect breast cancer risk? - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔>>taller = higher risk
sitting for more than ___ hours a day increases risk for breast cancer -
✔✔ANSWER✔✔>>6
why do dense breasts increase breast cancer risk? - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔>>decreased
ability to detect changes/masses
________ waist to hip ratio increases risk of breast cancer - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔>>high
diets high in _________ increase breast cancer risk - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔>>fat
is the mortality rate for breast cancer higher in men or women? why? -
✔✔ANSWER✔✔>>men; they don't look for signs
what are three mortality risk factors for breast cancer? - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔>>no SBE
poor screening (PE or mammogram)
male (don't look for signs)
what four pieces of equipment are needed for a breast exam? -
✔✔ANSWER✔✔>>gloves
small pillow/folded towel
cm ruler
glass slide/fixative
what is peau d'orange? - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔>>edema of the breast that causes
prominent, stretched pores resembling the skin of an orange
vasculature of the breasts may be seen in what three patients? -
✔✔ANSWER✔✔>>pregnant, obese, or pale
, what do engorged veins of the breast indicate? - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔>>cancer
what are striae? - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔>>stretch marks
what color should striae be when new and when old on the breast? -
✔✔ANSWER✔✔>>red when new, silver/white when old
what is another name for supernumerary nipples? - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔>>accessory
nipples
what are supernumerary nipples? - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔>>extra nipples that congenitally
form along the milk line; can be painful, can grow breast tissue, and changes with
menses
supernumerary nipples __________ risk of cancer - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔>>increase
what is gynecomastia? - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔>>large breasts in men/infants; can secrete
milk; hard disk under nipple
what are 8 causes of gynecomastia? - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔>>puberty, hormone imbalance
from tumors of pituitary/prostate/testes, alcohol abuse, steroids, depression meds,
estrogen, leukemia, cirrhosis of liver
what should the contour of the breast be in females and males? -
✔✔ANSWER✔✔>>females: smooth, even, round, convex, surface uninterrupted
males: flat
what is a retraction/dimpling of the breast? - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔>>depression or pucker of
skin
what is flattening of the breast? - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔>>not convex and unilateral
what are masses of the breast visible as? - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔>>obvious bulges
what are normal hair characteristics of the breast in men and women? -
✔✔ANSWER✔✔>>men: dense mass around areola
women: may have dark, curly hair around areola
what is abnormal regarding hair pattern of the breast? - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔>>woman with
male hair pattern
should the nipple be lighter or darker than the surrounding breast? -
✔✔ANSWER✔✔>>darker
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