A 5-year-old patient on the pediatric unit has been diagnosed with an inherited disorder. The disorder is rare, and caused by a recessive trait. You understand that the patient has:
a. Two dominant genes for the traitB. One dominant and one recessive gene for the traitC. Two recessive genes for the trait
D. Both B and C
B
An inherited disorder caused by a recessive trait is caused by two recessive genes. A dominant gene would suppress the recessive gene. Two dominant genes cannot cause a recessive disorder.
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A. "This client consistently criticizes care and has difficulty getting along with others." B. "This client is shy and fades into the background." C. "This client expects special treatment, and setting limits will be necessary." D. "This client is expressive during group and is very pleased with self."
According to Anderson and McFarlane's model, a community health assessment must in-clude:
1. Organized efforts to protect, promote and restore health. 2. Information about the subsystems and patterns of interactions among subsystems of the total community 3. Quantifiable data that can be used in a community health risk assessment. 4. Information about the demographics of the community
Which statement exemplifies how a nursing student views health?
1. Entered the health care profession with a culturally based concept of health 2. Forces patients to accept the medical definitions of health 3. Accepts the prevailing definition of health and applies it to individual patients 4. Must share the patient's views of health and illness
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A. Acute lymphocytic leukemia that has normal chromosomes B. Acute myelogenous leukemia that has abnormal chromosomes C. Chronic myelogenous leukemia that is Philadelphia chromosome–positive D. Chronic lymphocytic leukemia that is Philadelphia chromosome–negative