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Assessment of Breast and Genitalia in Nursing
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Assessment Of Breast And Genitalia In Nursing
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Unit Objectives
1. Review principles related to the skills listed below.
2.Practice assessment skills while maintaining patient
privacy, confidentiality, and safety.
3.Identify the structure and function of breast and
genitalia.
4.Describe techniques and essential com...
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Terms in this set (114)
1. Review principles related to the skills listed below.
2.Practice assessment skills while maintaining patient
privacy, confidentiality, and safety.
3.Identify the structure and function of breast and
genitalia.
4.Describe techniques and essential components of
assessment of the breasts, axilla, and external
genitalia.
5.Differentiate normal from abnormal findings in
Unit Objectives physical assessment of the breasts, axilla, and
external genitalia.
6.Apply knowledge, skill, critical thinking, and
professional behaviors in gathering subjective and
objective data in a general survey and
comprehensive physical examination of an adult (lab
partner).
7.Produce a complete written history and physical
of an adult (lab partner).
8.Know key terms in assigned reading.
, - Identify significant breast anatomy.
- Describe the ways of documenting clinical findings
from a breast examination.
- Describe the procedure for teaching breast self-
examination and incorporating health promotion
concepts when performing an assessment of the
breasts.
- List the structures of the male and female genitalia
Specific Objectives
- Outline developmental changes of the male and
female genitalia
- Describe the function of the cremasteric muscle.
- Discuss the importance of teaching testicular self-
examination as health promotion during assessment.
- Incorporate health promotion concepts when
performing an assessment of the female
genitourinary system.
- Size and symmetry
- Color and Texture
Assessment of Breasts -
- Superficial Venous Pattern
Inspect
- Areolas
- Nipples
NORMAL
- Breasts may vary in size and shape, but are
somewhat round and pendulous. One breast may
Breast Size and be larger than the other.
Symmetry ABNORMAL
- Recent increase in size of one breast.
- Orange-peel skin (peau d’orange) results from
edema in metastatic breast disease
- Breasts may vary in size and shape, but are
Normal Breast Size and
somewhat round and pendulous. One breast may
Symmetry
be larger than the other.
- Recent increase in size of one breast.
Abnormal Breast Size
- Orange-peel skin (peau d'orange) results from
and Symmetry
edema in metastatic breast disease
- Orange-peel skin results from edema in metastatic
Peau d'orange
breast disease
, NORMAL
- Color varies with skin color.
- Texture is smooth.
Breast Color and Texture - Linear stretch marks with pregnancy or weight gain
or loss.
ABNORMAL
- Redness = inflammation
- Color varies with skin color.
Normal Breast Color and - Texture is smooth.
Texture - Linear stretch marks with pregnancy or weight gain
or loss.
Abnormal Breast Color - Redness = inflammation
and Texture
- Vein distribution on breast surface.
NORMAL
- Veins radiate either horizontally and toward axilla
Superficial Venous or vertically with lateral flare.
Pattern ABNORMAL
- Prominent venous pattern due to increased
circulation (malignancy?)
- Asymmetric venous pattern may be malignancy
Normal Superficial - Veins radiate either horizontally and toward axilla
Venous Pattern or vertically with lateral flare.
- Prominent venous pattern due to increased
Abnormal Superficial
circulation (malignancy?)
Venous Pattern
- Asymmetric venous pattern may be malignancy
- Pigmented area surrounding the nipple.
NORMAL
- Vary from dark pink to brown
- Round and vary in size
Areolas
- Small Montgomery tubercles present
ABNORMAL
- Orange peel skin
- Red, scaly, crusty areas
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