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oliviahorn72

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A 21-year-old woman asks when she should perform a breast self-examination during the month. The nurse should inform the client:
 
  1. Any time you think of it.
  2. At the same time each month.
  3. On the first day of your menstrual period.
  4. Two to three days after your menstrual period.

Question 2

During an assessment of the client's integument, the nurse notes a flat, nonpalpable change in skin color that is smaller than 1 cm. This finding is documented by the nurse as a:
 
  1. Macule
  2. Papule
  3. Vesicle
  4. Nodule



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Answer to Question 1

ANS: 4
The best time for a BSE is 2 to 3 days after the menstrual period ends, when the breast is no longer swollen or tender from hormone elevations. The woman should check her breasts the same time each month 2-3 days after the menstrual period ends. At the same time each month is par-tially true. The client also should be informed to perform the BSE 2 to 3 days after the menstrual period ends. On the first day of the menstrual period is not the best time for a woman to perform a BSE. The breasts will be enlarged and tender from hormone elevations.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: 1
This finding is consistent with the definition of a macule. A papule is a palpable, circumscribed, solid elevation in skin, smaller than 0.5 cm. A vesicle is a circumscribed elevation of skin filled with serous fluid, smaller than 0.5 cm. A nodule is an elevated solid mass, deeper and firmer than a papule, 0.5-2.0 cm.



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