Best NCLEX-PN Practice Questions Practice Question
A 21-year-old client starts crying during a clinic visit and says to the nurse, "I found a lump in my breast last night; I'm scared I might have cancer!"Â Which fact should the nurse consider when formulating a response to the client?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: A. Breast cancer is diagnosed most commonly in women older than 50 years. B. A nondiscrete possible mass or thickening has a lower (not higher) index of suspicion for breast cancer. C. Fibroadenomas are the most common benign breast neoplasm and most often occur in women younger than 25 years. D. Mastitis is a bacterial infection of the breast tissue and is not contagious, and therefore it would not be spread by dormitory living.
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