The nurse completing a client's family history would list which information as involving a first-degree relative?
Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected.
Standard Text: Select all that apply.
1. The client's grandchild was diagnosed with Turner syndrome.
2. The client's child was adopted by the client's sister and has Down syndrome.
3. The client's aunt developed Alzheimer disease at age 45.
4. The client's grandmother had breast cancer.
5. The client's mother died of heart disease at age 40.
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Rationale 1: A grandchild is a second-degree relative.
Rationale 2: The client's child is a first-degree relative despite being adopted by the sister.
Rationale 3: The client's aunt is a second-degree relative.
Rationale 4: The grandmother is a second-degree relative.
Rationale 5: The client's mother is a first-degree relative.
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