A mother brings her child to the clinic requesting "genetic testing" to determine whether her child suffers from the same multiple allergies as herself. What action by the nurse is most appro-priate?
a. Provide a referral to an allergist so the child can be tested.
b. Refer the mother to a geneticist for genet-ic testing on the child.
c. Ask the mother about specific symptoms the child may have had.
d. Have the mother list her allergies and the symptoms they cause her.
C
Allergic tendencies can be inherited, but no single gene has been identified that causes allergies, and allergies to specific items are not inherited. The nurse should ask the mother about any symptoms the child has that seem related to allergies. The child will not be tested by an allergist simply because the mother has allergies, and a geneticist will not be able to identify an "allergy gene" in the child. Because specific allergies are not inherited, having the mother list her allergies will not be beneficial.
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