Which statement by a bedside nurse would indicate the best understanding of the advancements being made in caring for clients with genetic disorders?
1. "My client is at risk for developing breast cancer, so we have discussed her need for more frequent screening visits."
2. "It wasn't until after my client's child was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis, genetic studies found that my client was a carrier."
3. "Because of my client's ethnicity, he will be transferred to a genetics center for testing."
4. "We didn't know that this client had a genetic risk for heart disease until he had a myocardial infarction."
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Rationale 1: Care has now moved from caring for a client with a genetic disease to prevention and promotion of healthy outcomes.
Rationale 2: Some of the first application of genetics in health care was retrospective in that genetic studies were not undertaken until a problem arose.
Rationale 3: While this transfer may occur, more and more testing is being done at regular medical facilities.
Rationale 4: The desired outcome would be that this client's risk had been identified through careful assessment and genetic testing before he had an MI.
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