The nursing student is assigned to care for a child with hemophilia. The nursing instructor reviews the plan of care with the student and asks the student to describe the characteristics of this disorder. Which of the following statements, if made by the student, indicates a need for further research?

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CHemophilia is a genetic disorder that is indeed inherited in a recessive manner linked to the X chromosome (D). However, males inherit hemophilia from their mothers, not their fathers (A), because males receive an X chromosome from their mother and a Y chromosome from their father. Females can be carriers if they inherit one affected X chromosome, but they typically inherit this carrier status from their mothers, not exclusively from their fathers, as they inherit one X chromosome from each parent (C). Hemophilia A is correctly identified as resulting from a deficiency of factor VIII (B).

The Nursing Student Is Assigned to Care for a Child