Exam 6: Genetics, conception, and Fetal Development

In practical terms regarding genetic health care,nurses should be aware that:

The nurse caring for a pregnant client knows that her health teaching regarding fetal circulation has been effective when the client reports that she has been sleeping:

You are a maternal-newborn nurse caring for a mother who just delivered a baby born with Down syndrome.What nursing diagnosis would be the most essential in caring for the mother of this infant?

Some of the embryo's intestines remain within the umbilical cord during the embryonic period because the:

Which congenital malformations result from multifactorial inheritance (Select all that apply)?

With regard to chromosome abnormalities,nurses should be aware that:

A key finding from the Human Genome Project is:

A woman asks the nurse,"What protects my baby's umbilical cord from being squashed while the baby's inside of me?" The nurse's best response is:

The placenta allows exchange of oxygen,nutrients,and waste products between the mother and fetus by:

The nurse is assessing the knowledge of new parents with a child born with maple syrup urine disease (MSUD).This is an autosomal recessive inherited disorder,which means that:

Sally comes in for her first prenatal examination.This is her first child.She asks you (the nurse),"How does my baby get air inside my uterus?" The correct response is:

The _____ is/are responsible for oxygen and carbon dioxide transport to and from the maternal bloodstream.

A woman is 15 weeks pregnant with her first baby.She asks how long it will be before she feels the baby move.The best answer is:

In presenting to obstetric nurses interested in genetics,the genetic nurse identifies the primary risk(s)associated with genetic testing as:

The measurement of lecithin in relation to sphingomyelin (L/S ratio)is used to determine fetal lung maturity.Which ratio reflects maturity of the lungs?

A woman who is 16 weeks pregnant asks the nurse,"Is it possible to tell by ultrasound if the baby is a boy or girl yet?" The best answer is:

A man's wife is pregnant for the third time.One child was born with cystic fibrosis,and the other child is healthy.The man wonders what the chance is that this child will have cystic fibrosis.This type of testing is known as:

A woman's cousin gave birth to an infant with a congenital heart anomaly.The woman asks the nurse when such anomalies occur during development.Which response by the nurse is most accurate?

Congenital disorders refer to conditions that are present at birth.These disorders may be inherited and caused by environmental factors or maternal malnutrition.Toxic exposures have the greatest effect on development between 15 and 60 days of gestation.For the nurse to be able to conduct a complete assessment of the newly pregnant client,she should understand the significance of exposure to known human teratogens.These include (Select all that apply):

A pregnant woman at 25 weeks' gestation tells the nurse that she dropped a pan last week and her baby jumped at the noise.Which response by the nurse is most accurate?