Chromosome analysis is a diagnostic test that should be offered to the couple who has:
a. Never conceived.
b. A normal child but has not conceived again.
c. Repeated pregnancy loss.
d. Long-standing infertility.
C
Repeated failures to carry a pregnancy to term may indicate genetic defects in the fetus that are incompatible with life.
A couple who has never conceived would not be offered chromosome analysis.
Secondary infertility with an existing normal child would not be an indicator for chromosome analysis.
Long-standing infertility is not an indicator for chromosome analysis.
You might also like to view...
Over the past several decades, nursing roles have changed and expanded in many ways. Which of the following factors has provided the strongest impetus for this change?
A) The need to decrease the cost of health care B) The need to improve the quality of nursing education C) The need to increase the number of nursing jobs available D) The need to increase the public perception of nursing
The nursing student, while employed as an unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) on weekends, is asked to change a sterile dressing for a postoperative client
The student has demonstrated competence in dressing changes, and has been signed off on the skill while attending school. Which of the following actions should the UAP take? 1. Change the dressing but ask the nurse to supervise. 2. Call the instructor to ask advice on the matter. 3. Tell the staff nurse that changing a sterile dressing is outside the scope of practice for a UAP. 4. Notify the nursing supervisor of the nurse's request and complete an incident report.
The nurse is caring for a patient with the nursing diagnosis of Urge urinary incontinence related to urinary tract infection. Which statement is appropriate for the "as evidenced by" portion of the patient's diagnosis?
a. Sudden leakage of urine when patient is unable to get to the toilet in time. b. Continuous urine flow from the bladder regardless of attempts to use the toilet c. Leakage of urine from the bladder when the patient coughs, sneezes, or laughs d. Leakage of urine because the patient is unable to indicate need to use the toilet
A woman's physician has suggested that she eat iodized salt during pregnancy. On which of the following would you base your explanation for this suggestion?
A) Thyroid activity, which depends on iodine intake, increases during pregnancy. B) Because of decreased thyroid activity during pregnancy, the thyroid does not produce as much as normal. C) Progesterone formation is dependent on a high iodine intake. D) Adrenal-gland activity during pregnancy decreases iodine's effectiveness.