Radical mastectomy - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

NURS 211L: Medical Surgical Nursing Case Study: Breast Cancer (M.D. a 50-year-old woman (Hispanic) whose routine mammogram showed a 2.3 x 4.5 cm lobulated mass at the 3 o’clock position in her left breast. M.D. underwent a stereotactic needle biopsy and was diagnosed with invasive ductal carcinoma, estrogen, and progesterone receptor positive, HER- 2 negative.) Scenario: M.D. a 50-year-old woman (Hispanic) whose routine mammogram showed a 2.3 x 4.5 cm lobulated mass at the 3 o’clock...

ATI Medical-Surgical CMS Review NURSE IS PLANNING CARE FOR CLIENT WHO IS POST-OP FOR RADICAL MASTECTOMY - NURSING INTERVENTIONS

ATI RN Medical-Surgical Proctored Exam 2019 Retake 1. A nurse is caring for a client who is receiving chemotherapy and requests information about acupuncture to relieve some of the side effects. Which of the following findings should the nurse identify as a contraindication to receiving this alternative therapy? Lymphedema 2. A nurse is preparing to administer lactated Ringer's via continuous IV infusion at 200 ml/hr. The IV tubing has a drop factor of 10 drops/mL. How many gtt/min shoul...

ATI Med/Surg Proctored Exam Practice A nurse is caring for a client who had a left lower lobectomy to treat lung cancer. Which of the following factors will have a significant impact on the plan of care for this client? - ANSWER C. Lung cancer usually has metastasized before the client presents with symptoms. A nurse is preparing a plan of care for a client who is postoperative following a modified radical mastectomy. Which of the following invasive...

ATI RN Medical-Surgical Proctored Exam 2024/25 1 A nurse is providing discharge teaching to a client following a modified left radical mastectomy with breast expander. Which of the following statements by the client indicates an understanding of the teaching? - answers>>I should expect less than 25 ml of secretions per day in the drainage devices 2 A nurse in the emergency department is assessing a client. which of the following actions should the nurse take first? (click on the "e...

Chapter 1 Perspectives on Maternal and Child Health Care 1 . The United States ranks 50th in the world for maternal mortality and 41st among industrialized nations for infant mortality rate. When developing programs to assist in decreasing these rates, which factor would most likely need to be addressed as having the greatest impact? A) Resolving all language and cultural differences B) Assuring early and adequate prenatal care C) Providing more extensive womens shelters D) Encoura...

ATI COMPREHENSIVE PREDICTOR 2019-180 QUESTIONS & ANSWERS 1. A nurse is caring for a client who has given informed consent for ECT. Just before the procedure, the client tells the nurse she is considering not going forward with the treatment. Which of the following statements by the nurse is appropriate? a. “You don’t have to go through with the treatment.” 2. While performing a routine assessment, a nurse notices fraying on the electrical cord of a client’s CPM device. Which of t...

Nerve implicated in Frey syndrome — parasympathetic postganglionic fibers to parotid Correct Answer: Auriculotemporal nerve Management recommendations for BRCA and don't want children or any more Correct Answer: BSO, bilateral mastectomy, HRT until 50 Next step for spontaneous skin ulceration in arm in post modified radical mastectomy patient Correct Answer: Incisional biopsy because likely lymphangiosarcoma/Stewart-Treves syndrome and therapy will be WLE +/- isolated limb perfusion...

ATI PN ADULT MEDICAL SURGICAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND 100% CORRECT ANSWERS 2023 A nurse is caring for a client who is postoperative following a right radical mastectomy. Which of the following actions should the nurse take to prevent the development of lymphedema? A. Keep both arms below the level of the client's heart. B. Use the client's left arm to obtain blood samples. C. Obtain blood pressure readings using the client's right arm. D. Limit range-of-motion exercises with the affected arm.

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