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A nurse working in a fertility clinic reviews the health history of a patient whose father had Huntington’s disease. What statement by the nurse would best address this patient’s risk factors?
1. “What do you know about testing for this disease?”
2. “Have you ever been tested for this disease?”
3. “Are you sure you want to have children?”
4. “Your child has a 50% chance of getting this disease.”
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11 years ago
1 -- Sensitive issues such as genetic predisposition, counseling, and risk must be handled tactfully, and it would be important to begin the history with questions about the patient’s knowledge level. Assessing that initially can then lead to more in-depth questioning of the patient. Children of a person with Huntington’s disease have a 50% chance of inheriting it. The gene has been identified, and now a person can be tested to see if he or she has inherited it from a parent.
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