Author Question: Parents ask the nurse about the characteristics of autosomal recessive inheritance. Which is ... (Read 55 times)

ishan · **on:** Jun 28, 2018

Parents ask the nurse about the characteristics of autosomal recessive inheritance. Which is characteristic of autosomal recessive inheritance?

a. Affected individuals have unaffected parents.
b. Affected individuals have one affected parent.
c. Affected parents have a 50 chance of having an affected child.
d. Affected parents will have unaffected children.

Question 2

To determine if the client is in true labor, the nurse would assess for changes in:

a. cervical dilation.
b. amount of bloody show.
c. fetal position and station.
d. pattern of uterine contractions.

juiceman1987 · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 28, 2018

Answer to Question 1

ANS: A
Parents who are carriers of a recessive gene are asymptomatic. For a child to be affected, both parents must have a copy of the gene, which is passed to the child. Both parents are asymptomatic but can have affected children. In autosomal recessive inheritance, there is a 25 chance that each pregnancy will result in an affected child. In autosomal dominant inheritance, affected parents can have unaffected children.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: A
Cervical changes are the only indication of true labor and are used to determine true and false labor. Changes in the amount of bloody show, fetal position and station, and pattern of uterine contractions are unreliable indicators of true labor.