A Patient Says That She Has Recently Noticed a Lump

question 13

Multiple Choice

A patient says that she has recently noticed a lump in the front of her neck below her "Adam's apple" that seems to be getting bigger. During the assessment, what finding would lead the nurse to suspect that this may not be a cancerous thyroid nodule?

• A) It is tender.
• B) It is mobile and soft.
• C) It disappears when the patient smiles.
• D) It is hard and fixed to the surrounding structures.

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