Which of the following statements best captures the relationship between the two types of genetic disorders?

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Two health care workers are comparing the etiology and incidence of multifactorial inheritance disorders and single-gene disorders. Which of the following statements best captures the relationship between the two types of genetic disorders?
Answers:
A. “A couple with a child with a multifactorial disorder has a higher risk of having another with the same disorder.”
B. “Multifactorial disorders are more likely to involve multiple organs.”
C. “Multifactorial disorders and single-gene disorders can both be predicted quite accurately.”
D. “Multifactorial disorders manifest themselves at birth.”

What teaching point would her care provider be most justified in emphasizing to the woman?

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A 44-year-old female who is on her feet for the duration of her entire work week has developed varicose veins in her legs. What teaching point would her care provider be most justified in emphasizing to the woman?
Answers:
A. “Your varicose veins are likely a consequence of an existing cardiac problem.”
B. “Once you have varicose veins, there’s little that can be done to reverse them.”
C. “The use of blood thinner medications will likely relieve the backflow that is causing your varicose veins.”
D. “If you’re able to stay off your feet and wear tight stockings, normal vein tone can be reestablished.”

At 4 AM, the hemodynamic monitor for a critically ill client in the intensive care unit indicates that the client's mean arterial pressure is at the low end of the normal range; at 6 AM, the client's MAP has fallen definitively below normal. The client is at risk for

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At 4 AM, the hemodynamic monitor for a critically ill client in the intensive care unit indicates that the client’s mean arterial pressure is at the low end of the normal range; at 6 AM, the client’s MAP has fallen definitively below normal. The client is at risk for
Answers:
A. left ventricular hypertrophy.
B. pulmonary hypertension.
C. organ damage and hypovolemic shock.
D. orthostatic hypotension.

How will the nurse explain this to the family so they can understand?

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A baseball player was hit in the head with a bat during practice. In the emergency department, the physician tells the family that he has a “coup”injury. How will the nurse explain this to the family so they can understand?
Answers:
A. “It’s like squeezing an orange so tight that the juice runs out of the top.”
B. “Your son has a huge laceration inside his brain where the bat hit his skull.”
C. “Your son has a contusion of the brain at the site where the bat hit his head.”
D. “When the bat hit his head, his neck jerked backward causing injury to the spine.”