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Maternal Newborn Nursing Certification Practice Test

Category - Health Promotion

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A mother asks the nurse how she can perform a breast self-examination if she’s breastfeeding her baby. The nurse’s best response is which of the following?
  1. “Set an appointment with your physician to examine your breasts.”
  2. “The BSE for non-nursing and nursing mothers are exactly the same.”
  3. “You can examine each breast after the baby has emptied your breast.”
  4. “You can start checking your breasts once your menstrual period returns.”
Explanation
Answer: C - The nurse tells the mother to examine each breast after breastfeeding. Women should perform the BSE even though they are still nursing. Nursing women can examine their breasts on the same day of each month until the menstrual cycle returns.
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