A 42-year-old woman is pregnant for the first time. She says, "I don't want any prenatal genetic testing. I don't want to know." How should the nurse respond?
1. Try to convince her to consider testing.
2. Do not tell her that some genetic testing is done with routine prenatal testing.
3. Support this choice if it is an informed decision.
4. Work with social services to get a court order for testing.
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Rationale 1: This is not the role of the nurse.
Rationale 2: The nurse should be truthful about what testing is performed.
Rationale 3: If the woman makes this decision after being educated about the benefits and risks of testing, the nurse should support her and advocate for her rights.
Rationale 4: Getting a court order for something the client does not want is not the nurse's role.
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