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NURS 251 Final Exam Questions and
Complete Solutions Graded A+
axillae lymph nodes - Answer: central axillary nodes

pectoral

subscapular

lateral

flow is UPWARD



inguinal lymph nodes - Answer: located in the inguinal area of the lower abdomen, can be NORMAL to
palpate isolate node



testicular self exam - Answer: 1x/month, starting @ 13-14 years old, goal of early detection of testicular
cancer



T - Answer: timing, 1x/month



S - Answer: shower, relaxes scrotum



E - Answer: examine, looking for changes in consistency



Testicular Cancer age group - Answer: 15-35 y/o



Breast Self Exam - Answer: BSE, lie down press 3 middle fingers in a circular motion using 3 levels of
pressure, follow an UP & DOWN pattern, hold hand on hips and shrug shoulder to look for surface
changes



Time and place BSE - Answer: 1x/month, BEST after period in shower



Modifiable risk factors for breast cancer - Answer: alcohol use

,decreased physical activity

postmenopausal weight gain



non-modifiable risk factors for breast cancer - Answer: 1st degree relative (daughter, sister, mother)

Hormones taken for more than 5 years

h/o early period before 12 y/o

h/o late menopause, after 55 years



prostate - Answer: secretes a fluid rich in fructose, nourishes sperm

lies in front of anterior wall of rectum



normal prostate - Answer: smooth, elastic, rubbery structure with a central sulcus depression



firm - Answer: the prostate should not feel ______



benign prostatic hypertrophy - Answer: present in 80% of men over 60, gland commonly stars to
enlarge during middle adult years and increases with age



prostate cancer - Answer: most frequently diagnosed cancer in men, increased risk with African
ancestry, FMH



menopause - Answer: the time of natural cessation of menstruation; also refers to the biological
changes a woman experiences as her ability to reproduce declines



bio changes from menopause - Answer: uterus drops, pelvic musculature weakens, cervix shrinks,
vagina becomes shorter, narrower, less elastic, atrophy of breast tissue, decrease in vaginal secretions



components of a health history - Answer: biographic data

reason for seeking care

h/o present illness

, PMH

Family MH

Review of systems

Functional Assessments



biographic data - Answer: name, age, gender, relationship status, ethnic origin, occupation, language



reason for seeking care - Answer: brief description from the patient, symptoms



symptoms - Answer: subjective , sensation that the person feels and reports



signs - Answer: objective data, abnormality collected through physical exam or diagnostic tests



history of present illness - Answer: PQRST

COLDSPA



PQRST - Answer: provocative/palliative, quality, region/radiation, severity, timing



past medical history - Answer: diagnoses, past illness



family history - Answer: genogram, patient risk factors



review of system - Answer: review each system and evaluate health promotion activities



functional assessment - Answer: measures a persons self-care ability in the areas of general physical
health (life style type, living environment, FICA, self-concept, self-esteem, activity, exercise, sleep/rest,
nutrition, coping stress)



subjective data - Answer: what the person says about himself or herself during history taking
(symptoms)

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