GENETICS AND GENOMICS IN NURSING AND
HEALTH CARE CERTIFICATION ASSESSMENT
2026 VERIFIED ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ A nurse is preparing a presentation for a local community group
about familial Alzheimer's disease. As part of the presentation, the
nurse is planning to discuss the possible genetic basis for this
condition. The nurse would describe the inheritance as which of the
following?
a) X-linked
b) Multifactoral
c) Autosomal recessive
d) Autosomal dominant.
Answer: Multifactoral
◉ A client has an autosomal-dominant disorder. His wife is
unaffected. When explaining the risk for inheritance of the disorder
in their offspring, which statement by the nurse would be most
appropriate?
,a) "There is a 50% chance that each of your children will have the
condition."
b) "The female determines whether your children will have the
disorder."
c) "Any child you have would most likely have the disorder."
d) "You have a 1 in 4 chance of a child being affected by the
disorder.".
Answer: There is a 50% chance that each of your children will have
the condition
◉ A nurse is working with a client who is undergoing genetic
testing. The nurse would least likely be responsible for which of the
following?
a) Advocating for confidentiality of the results
b) Obtaining the client's family history
, c) Educating the client about the testing procedures
d) Informing the client about the testing results.
Answer: Informing the client about the testing results
◉ A patient has been identified as a poor metabolizer for a drug that
undergoes CYP 450 metabolism. The nurse interprets this
information as indicating which of the following?
a) The patient will need a higher dosage of medication.
b) The therapeutic response would be less.
c) Drug absorption would be more rapid.
d) The patient is at increased risk for toxicity..
Answer: The patient is at increased risk for toxicity
◉ The daughter of a patient with Huntington disease has requested
that she be tested for the disease even though she has no symptoms
at this time. What type of test does the nurse anticipate the
physician will order?
HEALTH CARE CERTIFICATION ASSESSMENT
2026 VERIFIED ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ A nurse is preparing a presentation for a local community group
about familial Alzheimer's disease. As part of the presentation, the
nurse is planning to discuss the possible genetic basis for this
condition. The nurse would describe the inheritance as which of the
following?
a) X-linked
b) Multifactoral
c) Autosomal recessive
d) Autosomal dominant.
Answer: Multifactoral
◉ A client has an autosomal-dominant disorder. His wife is
unaffected. When explaining the risk for inheritance of the disorder
in their offspring, which statement by the nurse would be most
appropriate?
,a) "There is a 50% chance that each of your children will have the
condition."
b) "The female determines whether your children will have the
disorder."
c) "Any child you have would most likely have the disorder."
d) "You have a 1 in 4 chance of a child being affected by the
disorder.".
Answer: There is a 50% chance that each of your children will have
the condition
◉ A nurse is working with a client who is undergoing genetic
testing. The nurse would least likely be responsible for which of the
following?
a) Advocating for confidentiality of the results
b) Obtaining the client's family history
, c) Educating the client about the testing procedures
d) Informing the client about the testing results.
Answer: Informing the client about the testing results
◉ A patient has been identified as a poor metabolizer for a drug that
undergoes CYP 450 metabolism. The nurse interprets this
information as indicating which of the following?
a) The patient will need a higher dosage of medication.
b) The therapeutic response would be less.
c) Drug absorption would be more rapid.
d) The patient is at increased risk for toxicity..
Answer: The patient is at increased risk for toxicity
◉ The daughter of a patient with Huntington disease has requested
that she be tested for the disease even though she has no symptoms
at this time. What type of test does the nurse anticipate the
physician will order?
