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, bend over and touch her toes.
lie down on her left side and notice any retraction.
shift from a supine position to a standing position; notice any
lag or retraction.
slowly lift her arms above her head and note any retraction or
lag in movement.
Explanation: Direct the woman to change position while checking the breasts for skin
retraction signs. First ask her to lift her arms slowly over her head. Both
breasts should move up symmetrically. Retraction signs are due to fibrosis
in the breast tissue, usually caused by growing neoplasms. The nurse should
notice if there is a lag in movement of one breast.
Question 4. During an annual physical exam, a 43-year-old patient states that
she doesn’t perform monthly breast self-examinations (BSE). She
tells the nurse that she believes that mammograms “do a much
better job than I ever could to find a lump.” The nurse should
explain to her that
BSEs may detect lumps that appear between mammograms.
breast self-examination is unnecessary until the age of 50 years.