The nurse notices a dark pigmented area on the lower back and ...

[crobinson2013]

The nurse notices a dark pigmented area on the lower back and buttocks of a newborn who is 24 hours old. Which observation on the chart will best explain this finding?
 
  a. AB blood type
  b. Ethnic background: African Americans
  c. Positive rubella titer
  d. Sickle cell trait

Question 2

A menopausal woman tells the nurse that she does not know when to do a breast self-exam since she does not have a period any longer. The nurse's best response is
 
  a. Perform your exam on the first day of every other month.
  b. A breast self-exam after menopause is not necessary. Just get a mammogram annually.
  c. Select the same day of every month to do your exam.
  d. Do your breast exam anytime you can re-member.

[Bison]

Answer to Question 1

B
These spots are more common in the African American neonatal population. These spots are normal. They are not related to AB blood type, rubella titer, or sickle cell trait.

Answer to Question 2

C
Because the menopausal woman cannot schedule her breast self-exam according to her period, she needs to perform it the same day each month. Breast self-exams should be done on the same day every month. The risk of breast cancer increases after the age of 40 and into the menopausal years.

[crobinson2013]

Thank you

[Bison]

Happy to help you