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:

Bruit

A sound, usually abnormal, heard in auscultation that indicates the presence of turbulent flow within a blood vessel.

Auscultation

The act of listening to sounds within the body, typically using a stethoscope, as a method of diagnosing diseases or conditions.

Murmur

A sound, typically an abnormal one, heard in the heartbeat due to turbulent blood flow within the heart.

Capillaries

The smallest blood vessels in the body, connecting arterioles and venules, and facilitating the exchange of water, oxygen, carbon dioxide, and many other nutrients and waste substances between blood and surrounding tissues.