Exam 8: Preconception, genetics, conception, and Fetal Development

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?

What should nurses be aware of with regard to prenatal genetic testing?

The nurse is providing genetic counselling for an expectant couple who already have a child with trisomy 18.What should the nurse do?

The nurse caring for the labouring woman should know that meconium is produced by which of the following?

During a presentation to obstetric nurses interested in genetics,what does the genetic nurse identify as the primary factor to consider with genetic testing?

A couple has been counselled for genetic anomalies.They ask you,"What is karyotyping?" What is the nurse's best response about karyotyping?

At approximately how many weeks of gestation does lecithin form on the alveolar surfaces,the eyelids open,and the fetus measures approximately 27 cm crown to rump,and weighs approximately 1100 g?

What is responsible for the transportation of oxygen and carbon dioxide to and from the maternal bloodstream?

The nurse caring for a pregnant patient knows that her health teaching regarding fetal circulation has been effective when the patient reports that she has been sleeping in which position?