A female baby was born with talipes equinovarus. Her mother has requested that the nurse assigned to the baby come to her room to discuss the baby's condition. The nurse knows that the pediatrician…

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• AMothers carry the gene and pass it to their sons
• BFathers carry the gene and pass it to their daughters
• CBoth parents must have the disease for a child to have the disease D. Both parents must be
• DTell the mother that this condition has been successfully treated with exercises, casts, and/or

• A
  3% (1)
• B
  81% (26)
• C
  3% (1)
• D
  13% (4)

Explanation

(A) The nurse should call the orthopedist after assessing the mother's knowledge. (B) The nurse must first assess the knowledge of the parent before attempting any explanation. (C) The nurse should assess the mother's knowledge of the baby's condition as the first priority. (D) This answer is correct, but the priority is B. 792Cystic fibrosis is transmitted as an autosomal recessive trait. This means that: carriers for a child to have the disease D Answer:Explanation: (A) Cystic fibrosis is not an X-linked or sex-linked disease. (B) The only characteristic on the Y chromosome is the trait for hairy ears. (C) Both parents do not need to have the disease but must becarriers. (D) If a trait is recessive, two genes (one from each parent) are necessary to produce an affected

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