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Question 1 of 5

A patient and her husband request to view the results of their infant's karyotype. An aneuploidy was noted. The nurse understands the results to indicate what?

A. An abnormal number of chromosomes were present on the karyogram.

B. Translocations were noted on some of the chromosomes.

C. The infant's chromosomes had broken areas, causing an abnormality in the picture of the chromosomes.

D. Some of the infant's chromosomes were duplicated to total 46 chromosomes.

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: An abnormal number of chromosomes were present on the karyogram.

Question 2 of 5

A couple is seeking infertility counseling. During the history, it is noted that the man is a cancer survivor, drinks one beer every night with dinner, and takes a sauna every day after work. Which of the following is an appropriate response by the nurse?

A. It is unlikely that any of these factors is affecting his fertility.

B. Daily alcohol consumption could be causing his infertility problems.

C. Sperm may be malformed when exposed to the heat of the sauna.

D. Cancer survivors have the same fertility rates as healthy males.

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Sperm may be malformed when exposed to the heat of the sauna.

Question 3 of 5

A client, G4 P4004, states that her husband has just been diagnosed with polycystic kidney disease (PKD), an autosomal dominant disease. The husband is heterozygous for PKD, while the client has no PKD genes. The client states, 'I have not had our children tested because they have such a slim chance of inheriting the disease. We intend to wait until they are teenagers to do the testing.' The nurse should base her reply on which of the following?

A. Because affected individuals rarely exhibit symptoms before age 60

B. the children should be allowed to wait until they are adults to be tested.

C. The woman may be exhibiting signs of denial since each of the couple's children has a 50/50 chance of developing the disease.

D. Because the majority of the renal cysts that develop in affected individuals are harmless

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: the children should be allowed to wait until they are adults to be tested.

Question 4 of 5

Analyze the pedigree below. Which of the following inheritance patterns does the pedigree depict?

A. Autosomal dominant.

B. Mitochondrial inheritance.

C. X-linked recessive.

D. Y-linked trait.

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Autosomal dominant.

Question 5 of 5

A nurse is caring for several women in labor. The nurse determines that which woman is the latent phase of labor?

A. contractions every 5 minutes, cervical dilation 3 cm

B. contractions every 3 minutes, cervical dilation 6 cm

C. contractions every 2 1/2 minutes, cervical dilation 8 cm

D. contractions every 1 minute, cervical dilation 9 cm

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: contractions every 5 minutes, cervical dilation 3 cm

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