What Is the Most Appropriate Nursing Response to the Father

question 23

Multiple Choice

What is the most appropriate nursing response to the father of a newborn infant with myelomeningocele who asks about the cause of this condition?

• A)"One of the parents carries a defective gene that causes myelomeningocele."
• B)"A deficiency in folic acid in the father is the most likely cause."
• C)"Offspring of parents who have a spinal abnormality are at greater risk for myelomeningocele."
• D)"There may be no definitive cause identified."

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Definitions:

Dependent Variables

Variables in an experiment or model that are expected to change as a result of changes in the independent variables.

Multicollinearity

A situation in multiple regression where one predictor variable in the model can be linearly predicted from the others with a substantial degree of accuracy.

Multicollinearity

A statistical phenomenon in which two or more predictor variables in a multiple regression model are highly correlated.

Independent Variables

Factors or conditions that are manipulated or changed in an experiment to observe their effect on dependent variables without being influenced by them.