Exam 2: Genetics, Genomics, and Epigenomics

How should the nurse respond when the parents of a child with cystic fibrosis ask how their male child inherited this autosomal recessive disorder when neither parent has the disease?

The nurse explains to parents that if both of them are carriers of an autosomal recessive genetic mutation, the chance of each child inheriting the disease is:

Which statement indicates that an individual with an autosomal recessive disorder understands its pattern of inheritance?

The nurse explains to a patient undergoing karyotyping that this test will:

The nurse is answering nursing students' questions about the process of meiosis and mitosis. Which statement by a student should the nurse correct?

Which statement by a patient indicates an understanding of why phenotypic variations in disease occur?

The community health nurse is planning a program for a local health fair on genetics and health, using Healthy People 2020 goals. Which concepts should guide the nurse's planning for the program?

When teaching a genetics class to nursing students in a baccalaureate nursing program, the nurse educator explains that the International HapMap Project:

Which statement would be most appropriate for the nurse to make to a patient newly diagnosed with colorectal cancer?

The nurse involved in genomics engages in which of the following activities?

While taking a family history and drawing a genetic pedigree, the nurse explains to the patient that:

When providing genetic counseling, the nurse explains that the observable clinical expression of genetic coding is called:

Which statement indicates that a pregnant woman requires more teaching about prenatal screening?

When counseling parents about genetic transmission of an X-linked disorder, which concept does the nurse keep in mind?

The plan of care for a woman newly diagnosed with a BRCA1 mutation should include which strategy?

Which concept does the nurse use when explaining the inheritance of genetic disorders to a couple beginning to think about starting a family?

Which manifestation would the nurse expect to find in a child with Down syndrome?

The nurse explains to a patient with chronic myelogenous leukemia that the therapeutic action of Gleevec (Imatinib) is to:

The nurse explains to the parents of a child with Prader-Willi syndrome that this disease is caused by:

The nurse is explaining the inheritance of Huntington disease to a newly diagnosed patient whose partner does not have the gene mutation. Which statement should the nurse make regarding family planning?