University:
Eastern Kentucky University
Course:
BIO 315 | Genetics
Academic year:

2022
Views:

145

Pages:

1
Author:

Hallie Randolph

. Chapter 18: Health Professionals and Genomic Care ____ 1. Which action reflects promotion of genomic care as part of comprehensive health care? B. Ensuring that genomic issues potentially influencing a person’s health are incorporated into routine care ____ 2. Why are general physicians and surgeons not considered to be genetics professionals? D. The focus of their professional education is the study of medicine rather than genetics. ____ 3. How do genetics counselors provide genetic/genomic information to patients and families in a ____ 4. A certified family nurse practitioner with an MSN degree in family practice who works in a clinic ____ 5. Why do genetic counseling programs include extensive courses on laboratory methods in genetics? C. So that the certified genetics counselor can help patients understand testing nondirective manner? C. Presenting all facts and available options in a manner that neither promotes nor excludes any legally permitted decision or action serving patients who have connective tissue disorders refers to himself as a clinical geneticist. Is this title appropriate? D. No, a clinical geneticist is a physician who has completed a fellowship in clinical genetics. procedures and results ____ 6. Which genetics professional has the defined responsibility for overseeing the work in a cytogenetic ____ 7. A woman’s family history for breast cancer includes two paternal aunts who developed breast cancer ____ 8. Which statement or criterion is a required component for certification as an Advanced-Practice ____ 9. The patient who has been found to have a mutation in a gene allele that greatly increases her risk for laboratory? A. Clinical laboratory geneticist before age 45. Which genetics professional would be most appropriate for assistance in helping this patient understand the health risk posed by this family history? B. Genetic counselor Nurse in Genetics (APNG)? D. Completion of a 50-case log describing the nurse’s actions that reflect the standards of clinical genetic nursing practice a serious health problem has asked a generalist nurse to be present when she discloses this information to her family. What is the nurse’s role in this situation? D. Patient support ____ 10. Which activity would a general registered nurse be expected to perform as part of genomic care? C. Obtaining an accurate family history and physical assessment data ____ 11. Jessica (aged 32) is BRCA1 positive, which is known to greatly increase the risk for breast and ovarian cancer. She was tested because her mother, who had ovarian cancer, was BRCA1 positive. Jessica has decided to have both of her ovaries removed because she believes that, in her family, being BRCA1 positive increases the risk for ovarian cancer only. How should a genetic counselor respond to Jessica’s statement? C. Clarify that a BRCA1 mutation does not preferentially express ovarian cancer over breast cancer in any given family.