A 42-year-old woman tells the nurse that she has found a painless lump in her right breast during her monthly self-examination. She says that she is afraid that she has cancer.
Which assessment finding would strongly suggest that this patient's lump is cancerous?
A) Eversion of the right nipple and mobile mass
B) Nonmobile mass with irregular edges
C) Mobile mass that's soft and easily delineated
D) Nonpalpable right axillary lymph nodes
Question 2
A patient has been admitted to the emergency department after experiencing a chemical burn to the eye in an workplace accident. Which of the following interventions will be included in this patient's plan of care? Select all that apply.
A) Eye irrigation until eye pH normalizes
B) Eye range-of-motion exercises to preserve function
C) Manual cleansing of the cornea with sterile gauze
D) Instillation of antibiotics
E) Application of an eye patch following immediate treatment
Nurse-patient interaction; nonverbal communication
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