Nursing Responsibilities in Genetics: Family History and Pedigree Assessment

<p>To provide reassurance to avoid future pregnancy losses</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Positive impact on fetal growth</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Urgently to make immediate decisions</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To provide safe, cost-effective, quality health care</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Indicates a higher risk for having a child with an inherited disease</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Fears related to inconclusive screenings and coping with special children</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Reducing potential pregnancy risks through education, counseling, and interventions</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Ectoderm</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Amniotic fluid</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To carry highly oxygenated blood to vital areas while first shunting it away from less vital ones</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>46</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Autosomal dominant inheritance</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Genetic disorders</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To confirm, diagnose, or rule out genetic conditions</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Legal, ethical, and social issues</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Serious ethical and moral issues</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To provide emotional support and referrals to appropriate agencies, support groups, and resources</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To explain the genetic influence on health and the implications for individuals and families</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Regular family physicians</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Evaluating an individual or family to confirm, diagnose, or rule out genetic conditions</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Ethical and legal issues</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Specialized nurses</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>They provide education and resources to other healthcare providers and the general public</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Special training in genetics</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To discuss ethical and legal issues, along with medical management issues</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Education and resources</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To identify those at risk for genetic conditions and initiate referrals when appropriate</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Initiating referrals for genetic testing</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Ensuring families are aware of the availability of genetic counseling before attempting to have another baby</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It provides clues about genetic traits, inherited conditions, or inherited predispositions</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Information about probability and disorder susceptibility for informed reproductive decisions</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Reviewing what has been discussed during the genetic counseling sessions and answering additional questions</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Connecting families to social supports and clarifying recurrence risks and prenatal testing options</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>From 8 weeks to birth</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The combination of X or Y chromosome from the sperm fertilizing the ovum</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Genes carry instructions for dominant and recessive traits, determining individual traits like eye color</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Providing information about specific genetic disorders</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>All of the above</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Amniotic fluid</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Connecting families with necessary support and resources</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Providing emotional support and referrals</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Educational resources on genetics</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>$XX$ and $XY$ chromosomes</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>$To identify potential genetic factors contributing to early pregnancy loss$</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To prevent compression of blood vessels in the umbilical cord</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Endoderm</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Protects the fetus from immune attack by the mother</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To carry highly oxygenated blood to vital areas like heart and brain</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>46</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Autosomal dominant inheritance</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Providing emotional support and referrals to appropriate agencies</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Abnormalities in patterns of inheritance or chromosomal abnormalities</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To ensure access to psychosocial support and resources</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To discuss genetic risks and offer counseling before attempting pregnancy</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Before conception</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Identifying social, behavioral, genetic, environmental, and biomedical risks</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Providing education and counseling on genetic, environmental, and biomedical risks</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Providing education and counseling about genetic, environmental, and biomedical risks</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It indicates a higher risk for genetic disorders</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Fears about child's special needs and delayed prenatal care</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Before conception</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Genomics</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Couples with a family history of X-linked disorders</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Initiating a referral for genetic testing when appropriate</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Week 8</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The number of chromosomes in the sperm</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Before a woman knows she is pregnant</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To provide emotional support to the family</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Amniotic fluid</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Developmental impact on the embryo</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p><code>Genes carry instructions for both dominant and recessive traits</code></p> Signup and view all the answers

<p><code>Clarifying recurrence risks and prenatal testing options</code></p> Signup and view all the answers

<p><code>Incomplete dominance inheritance</code></p> Signup and view all the answers