When the progress notes reflect that digital rectal examination (DRE) revealed extensive hardening in the posterior lobe of the prostate gland, the nurse recognizes that the observation typically indicates:
A) A normal finding
B) A sign of early prostate cancer
C) Evidence of a more advanced lesion
D) Metastatic disease
Ans: C
Feedback: Routine repeated DRE is important because early prostate cancer may be felt as a nodule within the substance of the gland or as an extensive hardening in the posterior lobe.
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