GENETICS AND GENOMICS IN NURSING
AND HEALTH CARE EXAM PAPER 2026
VERIFIED ANSWERS FULL HEREDITARY
SCIENCE STUDY GUIDE REVISION MODULE
◉ A group of students are reviewing information about genomics
and how things are changing toward a genomic era of personalized
medicine. The students demonstrate understanding of this
information when they identify which of the following as a
characteristic?
a) Treatment of the symptoms of the presenting disease
b) Evaluation of a single gene as responsible for a disease
c) Optimization of risk reduction related to genetic predisposition
d) Strategy of waiting for disease symptoms to appear
Answer: Optimization of risk reduction related to genetic
predisposition
, ◉ The nurse, planning an educational program on cystic fibrosis,
should include information explaining that cystic fibrosis is an
example of which of the following types of inherited conditions?
a) Autosomal dominant
b) Multifactorial
c) Autosomal recessive
d) X-linked recessive
Answer: Autosomal recessive
◉ A nurse working at a clinic interprets which of the following
treatment plans as a sign that clinic has transitioned to a genomic
approach for personalized medicine?
a) Trial and error approach to disease treatment
b) Treatment of presenting disease symptoms
c) Treatment of underlying genetic cause of disease
AND HEALTH CARE EXAM PAPER 2026
VERIFIED ANSWERS FULL HEREDITARY
SCIENCE STUDY GUIDE REVISION MODULE
◉ A group of students are reviewing information about genomics
and how things are changing toward a genomic era of personalized
medicine. The students demonstrate understanding of this
information when they identify which of the following as a
characteristic?
a) Treatment of the symptoms of the presenting disease
b) Evaluation of a single gene as responsible for a disease
c) Optimization of risk reduction related to genetic predisposition
d) Strategy of waiting for disease symptoms to appear
Answer: Optimization of risk reduction related to genetic
predisposition
, ◉ The nurse, planning an educational program on cystic fibrosis,
should include information explaining that cystic fibrosis is an
example of which of the following types of inherited conditions?
a) Autosomal dominant
b) Multifactorial
c) Autosomal recessive
d) X-linked recessive
Answer: Autosomal recessive
◉ A nurse working at a clinic interprets which of the following
treatment plans as a sign that clinic has transitioned to a genomic
approach for personalized medicine?
a) Trial and error approach to disease treatment
b) Treatment of presenting disease symptoms
c) Treatment of underlying genetic cause of disease
