Breast Self-Exams

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This paper is presented in the form of a literature review to describe the relationship between demographics of nursing students, personal background, and clinical significance for teaching needs of breast self-examination. The study focuses on the nurse and her ability to influence patients and their performance of an exam, which is considered so important.

Table of Contents
Chapter 1 - Introduction to Breast Self-Exam Awareness
Introduction of the Problem
Purpose of the Study
Chapter 2 - Literature Related to Breast Self-Exam Awareness
The Research Question
Review of Literature
Chapter 3 - Methodology
Variables
Subjects and Setting
Study Design (Conceptual Framework)
Procedure for Collecting Data
Instrumentation and Scoring Procedure
Chapter 4 - Analysis of the Findings
Results for Research Question
Presentation of the Findings
Chapter 5 - Summary and Conclusions
Summary of the Study
Interpretation of the Findings
Conclusions and Generalizations
Comparison to Current Literature
Implications for Nursing
Limitations for the Study
Recommendations for Future Research
References
Appendixes

From the Paper:

"Even more research suggests that many things that nurses do or can do can positively influence their patient's practice of SBE. Dana Rutledge published Factors Related to Women's Practice of Breast Self-Examination in Nursing Research in 1987. Concluded in this article was that women who believed they were performing BSE correctly were more likely to perform them on a regular basis. This fact means that nurses play an important role in this factor. By correctly teaching their patients BSE, patients can be greatly influenced to not only practice the exams but increase their performance of the exam on a regular basis."

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