1. A 65-year-old patient remarksthatshe just can't believe that her breastssagso much. She statesit must be from lack of exercise.What explanation shouldthe nurse offer her?: Answer After menopause, the glandular and fat tissue atrophies, causing breast size and elasticity to diminish, resulting in breast that sag 2. The mother of a 10-year-old boy asks the nurse to discuss the recognitionof puberty. The nurse should reply by saying?: Answer the firstsign of puberty is enlargement of the testes 3. A patient has bilateral pitting edema of the feet.While assessing the peripheral vascular system, the nurse's primary focus should be:: Answer venous function ofthe lower extremitites 4. During an examination, the nurse notes severe nystagmus in both eyes of a patient. Which of the following conclusions is correct?: Answer this may indicatedisease of the cerebellum or brainstem 5. When performing a musculoskeletal assessment, the nurse knows the correct approach for the examination should be:: Answer proximal to distal 6. A 43-year-old woman is at the clinic for a routine examination. She reportsthat she has had a breast lump in her right breast for years. Recently, it has begun to change in consistency and is becoming harder. She reports that 5 years ago her physician evaluated the lump and determined that it "was nothing to worry about."The examination validates the presence of a mass inthe right appear upper outer quadrant at 1 o'clock, approximately 5 cm form the nipple.It is frim, mobile, nontender, with borders that are not well defined. The nurse's recommendation to her is:: Answer Because of the change in consistency ofthe lump, it should be further evaluated