RN Exam Practice
Health Promotion and MaintenanceQuestion 2290 of 2368

A 55-year-old woman at average risk for breast cancer asks how often to have a screening mammogram. What should the nurse teach?

  1. Every five years
  2. Every ten years
  3. Every two years
  4. Only after a lump is felt
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Correct answer: Every two years

Women aged 40 to 74 at average risk are advised to have a mammogram every two years.

Source: Nursing Health Promotion (Open RN, Chippewa Valley Technical College, 2025), Healthy Lifestyle: MAMMOGRAM. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.

Practice the topic "Health Promotion and Maintenance"

Questions last reviewed: 18 October 2026