Exam 16: Genetics and Genomics in Professional Nursing

A genetics nurse is working with a couple undergoing genetic counseling.The nurse would evaluate that goals for counseling have been met when the couple:

A patient wishes to construct a family medical history but does not know how to begin.The best response by the nurse would be to:

The nursing instructor explains the Essentials of Genetic and Genomic Nursing: Competencies, Curricula Guidelines, and Outcome Indicators.What information does the faculty member include? (Select all that apply.)

A patient wants to know if he or she should order some genetic testing from a private firm that has been advertising heavily in the area.The nurse explains that some drawbacks to using a private firm for direct-to-consumer (DTC)genetic testing are: (Select all that apply.)

A patient comes to the clinic and is worried about developing a neurological condition seen in the patient's mother and aunt.The best action by the nurse is to:

A nurse is seeing a patient for a wellness checkup and collects data on the patient's family history of medical problems.The nurse would evaluate that goals for related teaching have been met when the patient states,

A young adult patient whose family history contains many first- and second-degree relatives who have had colon cancer wants to know if yearly colonoscopies would be a good idea.The best response by the nurse would be to encourage the patient to:

A patient wants to enroll in a research study that involves genetic testing but is worried that if the insurance carrier gets the results, coverage could be denied if the results showed a high risk for developing an expensive health problem.The nurse should explain that:

The nurse studying genomics explains to another nurse that the era between the 1950s and 1980s was notable for:

A nurse is explaining to a student that the benefits of genomic health care include: (Select all that apply.)

A patient wants to know where to find a certified genetic counselor.The best response by the nurse would be to refer the patient to:

A couple wanting to start a family is concerned about possible ethnically related genetic disorders.The nurse would advise this couple to undergo:

The nurse knows that the science of all the genes in the human genome, along with their interactions with each other, the environment, and other influences, is known as the study of:

A genetics nurse explains to a patient that pharmacogenetics is the study of: