The nurse is instructing a female client on what should be done if a lump is discovered while performing breast self-examination (BSE). What should the nurse instruct the client to do?
1. Call her physician and immediately schedule an appointment.
2. Call to schedule an appointment next month.
3. Take the antibiotics she has in her medicine cabinet.
4. Wait until next month's BSE to make sure the lump is still there.
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Follow-up on a lump should begin immediately. The client should not wait to see if the lump remains or changes, and she should not medicate herself.
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