Which assessment findings suggest that the neonate is demonstrating stabilization of
physiological functions - Answer Temperature: 97.7 ° F
Which diagnostic study may be ordered when the provider wishes to detect the presence of
additional genetic material on a chromosome? - Answer Karyotype
A family medical history conducted during a well-baby exam for newborn girl reveals that
hemophilia A, an x-linked recessive disorder, is present in males in three previous generations in
the mother's fam, whose father had the disease. What will the NP tell the parents about the risk
of this disease in their children? - Answer Daughters have 50% chance of being carriers of
the disease
What is the strongest predictor of health regarding the pediatric patient? - Answer Health
literacy of patient &/or caregivers
Which type of testigg be will the primary care peds NP recommend for a couple concerned
about the potential for having children w/ CF? - Answer Carrier testing
When meeting with a new family, the primary care, pediatric nurse practitioner develops a
database that identifies family members and others living in the household, relationships, with
others outside the household, and significant behavioral and emotional problems. Which tool
would the nurse practitioner use to record this information? - Answer Genogram
The primary care pediatric nurse practitioner is counseling a couple about genetic risks and
learns that one parent has neurofibromatosis, an autosomal dominant disorder, and the other
parent does not. What will the nurse practitioner include when discussing this disorder and it's
transmission? - Answer Each child born to this couple will have a 50% risk of having the
disease
A child has a recessive genetic disorder that is homozygous for that mutation. What is most
likely about this child's parents? - Answer Each parent has one copy of that Gene mutation
What does the following genetic notation symbol mean? 47,XX,6q- - Answer Female with
deletion on the long arm of chrom 6
What is true about haploid cells? - Answer Each one contains 23 chromosomes