An infant has just been diagnosed with Tay-Sachs disease.What action by the nurse is most appropriate?
A) Refer the family to a support group.
B) Educate the family on bone marrow transplant.
C) Teach the family how to promote growth and development.
D) Obtain informed consent for laser eye surgery.

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Tay-Sachs is inevitably fatal,usually by early childhood.The family will need much emotional support,which is found in support groups where they will interact with families who are or who have been in a similar situation.Tay-Sachs is not treated with bone marrow trAnswerplant or eye surgery.Development regresses with neurologic deterioration,and the infant usually exhibits macrocephaly,seizures,blindness,and deafness.

An Infant Has Just Been Diagnosed with Tay-Sachs Disease