A 50-year-old woman is scheduled for discharge this morning following a left-sided simple mastectomy that was performed yesterday to treat noninvasive breast cancer.
When providing this woman's care prior to discharge, the action which the nurse should prioritize is to avoid measuring the woman's blood pressure on her left arm.
A mastectomy is a surgery involving removal of an entire breast. Occasionally, additional tissues close to the breast like the lymph nodes are also taken off.
This surgery is most frequently applied to treat breast cancer. In few cases, a mastectomy is performed to help prevent breast cancer in women who have a greater risk of developing it.
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