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CNM Certified Nurse Midwife

Category - Primary Care

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A nurse is teaching a group of women between the ages of 19 and 23 about breast examination. Which of the following statements made by one of the participants indicates that further teaching is needed?
  1. “Women should conduct a monthly breast examination starting at age 20.”
  2. “Women should have a clinical breast examination every three years from ages 20 to 39.”
  3. “Starting at age 40, women should have a yearly mammogram.”
  4. “Starting at age 40, clinical breast examination should be done every other year.”
Explanation
Answer: D - Starting at age 40, clinical breast examination should be done every year. The other options are accurate statements about breast health. Premenopausal women should perform breast self-examination on a monthly basis, about a week after the menses.
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