Deck 16: Genetics and Womens Health

Question 1

In which year was the structure of nucleic acid described?

A) 1794
B) 1869
C) 1965
D) 2010

Answer 1

B

Question 2

In which year was the mapping of the human genome completed?

A) 1989
B) 1993
C) 2003
D) 2012

Answer 2

C

Question 3

Essential genetic and genomic competencies for nursing were first published in which year?

A) 1995
B) 2006
C) 2009
D) 2013

Answer 3

B

Question 4

Epigenetic influences are those that affect health and risk, and result from interactions among which of the following? (Select all that apply.)

A) Shared genes
B) Behaviors
C) Nursing staff
D) Cultures
E) Environments

Question 5

Which of the following is true of gender?

A) Same in every culture
B) Determined by genitalia
C) Socially constructed
D) Determined by chromosomes

Question 6

Dylan, a 17-year-old boy who was just in a car accident and experienced major trauma, is now in the emergency room and stable. He is in too much pain to respond coherently to questions regarding his family health history (FHH). His family and friends are with him in the room. Who is the person most likely to be able to provide the nurse with detailed and accurate FHH information on Dylan's behalf?

A) His 16-year-old girlfriend of 6 months
B) His 41-year-old aunt, with whom he has lived since he was 8 years old
C) His 35-year-old mother, whom he sees two or three times per year
D) His 43-year-old uncle, with whom he has lived since he was 8 years old

Question 7

Family health history is a significant risk factor in which of the following conditions? (Select all that apply.)

A) Traumatic spinal cord injury
B) Heart disease
C) Diabetes
D) Cancer
E) HIV

Question 8

Which of the following is the most consistent disease risk factor across the life span?

A) Obesity
B) Smoking
C) Age
D) Family health history

Question 9

What factors allowed the Precision Medicine Initiative to be undertaken? (Select all that apply.)

A) The discovery of penicillin
B) The sequencing of the human genome
C) Improved technology for biomedical analyses
D) The advent of smart phones
E) New tools for using large data sets

Question 10

Which of the following is the primary cause for incomplete family health histories being taken by nurses?

A) Incompetent training
B) Uncooperative clients
C) Time constraints of clinical practice
D) Lack of effective tools

Question 11

For a family health history tool to meet the gold standard for clinical practice, it must allow the collection of which of the following information? (Select all that apply.)

A) Year born for each family member
B) Place of residence for each family member
C) Information for three generations of biological relatives
D) Age at diagnosis for each family member
E) Age and cause of death for each family member

Question 12

Which of the following are topics included among the genetic and genomic competencies for advanced practice nursing? (Select all that apply.)

A) Lifestyle modification
B) Risk assessment and interpretation
C) Nutrition education
D) Clinical management
E) Research

Question 13

Pedigrees are graphic displays of family health history that reveal which of the following? (Select all that apply.)

A) Influence of heredity on disease
B) Influence of environment on disease
C) How genetic traits are passed along within a family
D) The etiology of common infectious diseases
E) The number of incidences of an individual trait within a family