The nurse should teach a patient that one of the steps of a complete breast self-examination is to examine her breasts while standing in front of a mirror
a. with both arms raised and then with her hands pressed into her hips.
b. with her hands at her sides and then with hands behind her head.
c. with both arms raised and leaning forward.
d. with her hands at her sides, with arms raised, and with hands pressed into her hips.
D
The patient should stand in front of a mirror with her arms at her sides. Then she should raise her arms over her head and next should push her hands into her hips to check for skin retraction signs. Retraction signs are due to fibrosis in the breast tissue, usually caused by growing neoplasms. Additionally, she should look for breast symmetry, dimpling, inverted nipples, or nipple deviation.
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