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FNP Family Nurse Practitioner Exam Prep

Category - Women's Health Nurse Practitioner

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A mother asks the nurse practioneer how she can perform a breast self-examination if breastfeeding her baby. The nurse’s best response is which of the following?

  1. “Set an appointment with your physician to examine your breast.”
  2. “The BSE for non-nursing and nursing mothers are just the same.”
  3. “You can examine each breast after the baby has emptied your breasts.”
  4. “You can start checking your breast once your menstrual period begins.”
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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