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rachel9 · **on:** Jun 27, 2018

The nurse is beginning an assessment to determine a couple's chances of having offspring with genetic anomalies. What should the nurse include in this assessment? (Select all that apply.)

A) Age of the female member of the couple
B) Diseases in the family that span three generations
C) Ethnic background of both members of the couple
D) Minimal expression of a previously undiagnosed disorder
E) Employment status of the male member of the couple

Question 2

The incidence of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) is increasing rapidly among adolescents, especially ___________________ _, ___________________ _, ___________________ _, ___________________ _, and ___________________ _.

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

ErinKing · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 27, 2018

Answer to Question 1

A, B, C, D
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When conducting a health history assessment in anticipation of genetic counseling, the nurse will assess the age of the female member of the couple because some genetic anomalies are more common in older female patients. The nurse will also assess the couple for diseases that span three generations in both of the families and will assess the couple's individual ethnic backgrounds. Physical assessment can identify minimal expression of a disorder that has gone previously undiagnosed. Employment status is not typically a part of the health history in preparation for genetic counseling.

Answer to Question 2

Gonorrhea, chlamydia, genital herpes (HSV), genital warts (HPV), and human immunodefi-ciency virus (HIV).
Adolescents enjoy risk-taking behaviors with uncertain outcomes (including sexual expe-riences), the consequences do not seem great, and everybody else is doing it. Many ado-lescents become sexually active not because of sexual desire, but because of the need to be-long to the group.