You are observing a new graduate nurse examine a client's abnormal nipple discharge. Which action by the new graduate would indicate to you that further teaching is needed? The new graduate:
a. assesses the color, consistency, and amount of discharge
b. with a sterile cotton tipped swab, obtains a sample of the discharge
c. with her bare hands presses on the breast
d. prepares the sample for culture and sensitivity
C
You recognize that further teaching is needed if the nurse uses her bare hands to press on the woman's breast. The new graduate nurse should have put on gloves before beginning the assessment of the woman's nipple discharge.
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