ANCC Exam Prep – PMHNP Latest 2022
FH, family tree, pedigree, genogram ✔✔Tools used in determining likelihood of genetic disorder
in family, inheritance patterns, and risk of recurrence in family members
U.S. Surgeon General's Family History Initiative ✔✔Recommended that families know their
family history
Autosomal dominant conditions may be present in more than one generation and ✔✔In up to 50%
of offspring when one parent is affected (such as Marfan syndrome)
Recessive conditions ✔✔Appear only in one generation
Affects individuals who have two copies of a faulty gene, one from each (unaffected) parent
✔✔Recessive conditions (ex: CF, hemochromatosis)
X-linked disorders are caused by faulty genes on an ✔✔X chromosome (fragile X syndrome, color
blindness)
Communication process used whenever there is a genetic risk and often involves offering a test
that could provide info about the genetic status of the person/implications for the family
✔✔Genetic counseling
Primary role is to offer info and support to persons concerned a out an illness that may have a
genetic basis ✔✔Genetic Counselor
There are a total of ✔✔46 chromosomes, in 23 pairs
Chromosomes ✔✔Structures of DNA
FH, family tree, pedigree, genogram ✔✔Tools used in determining likelihood of genetic disorder
in family, inheritance patterns, and risk of recurrence in family members
U.S. Surgeon General's Family History Initiative ✔✔Recommended that families know their
family history
Autosomal dominant conditions may be present in more than one generation and ✔✔In up to 50%
of offspring when one parent is affected (such as Marfan syndrome)
Recessive conditions ✔✔Appear only in one generation
Affects individuals who have two copies of a faulty gene, one from each (unaffected) parent
✔✔Recessive conditions (ex: CF, hemochromatosis)
X-linked disorders are caused by faulty genes on an ✔✔X chromosome (fragile X syndrome, color
blindness)
Communication process used whenever there is a genetic risk and often involves offering a test
that could provide info about the genetic status of the person/implications for the family
✔✔Genetic counseling
Primary role is to offer info and support to persons concerned a out an illness that may have a
genetic basis ✔✔Genetic Counselor
There are a total of ✔✔46 chromosomes, in 23 pairs
Chromosomes ✔✔Structures of DNA
