A patient wants to know where to find a certified genetic counselor. The best response by the nurse would be to refer the patient to
a. a private direct-to-consumer testing company.
b. the Internet to conduct a web-based search.
c. the National Society of Genetic Counselors.
d. the primary care physician for a formal referral.
C
The National Society of Genetic Counselors' web page has a link for individuals to use to find genetic counseling services.
One concern with the rise of direct-to-consumer genetics testing is that no genetic counseling is available with the test results. This would not be a good place to refer the patient.
For most people, Internet searching is time consuming, overwhelming, and difficult. The patient may find genetic counselors but would have no way to judge their qualifications.
The primary care physician may be able to provide a referral to the patient, but many primary care providers are not knowledgeable about these services and are not well versed in this field at all.
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