What Is an Important Responsibility of the Primary Care Pediatric

question 9

Multiple Choice

What is an important responsibility of the primary care pediatric nurse practitioner to help determine genetic risk factors in families?

• A) Assessing physical characteristics of genetic disorders
• B) Knowing which genetic screening tests to perform
• C) Making appropriate referrals to pediatric geneticists
• D) Obtaining a three-generation pedigree for each family

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