During a history interview,a female patient states that she has noticed a few drops of clear discharge from her right nipple.What should the nurse do next?

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The use of some medications,such as oral contraceptives,phenothiazines,diuretics,digitalis,steroids,methyldopa,and calcium channel blockers,may cause clear nipple discharge.Bloody or blood-tinged discharge from the nipple,not clear,is significant,especially if a lump is also present.In the pregnant female,colostrum would be a thick,yellowish liquid,and it would be expressed after the fourth month of pregnancy.

During a History Interview,a Female Patient States That She Has