Please Read the Clinical Scenario, and Then Answer the Question

question 6

Multiple Choice

Please read the clinical scenario, and then answer the question that follow to become familiar with the traditional NCLEX question format.
An 18-month-old male is admitted to the hospital with symptoms of a respiratory infection. The patient’s mother reports that since birth, the toddler has frequently had a cough and copious nasal secretions. His weight gain has been poor, despite adequate oral intake. The patient appears in moderate respiratory distress, so oxygen therapy and IV fluids are initiated. The physician orders tests for cystic fibrosis due to the patient’s history and clinical presentation. When the tests confirm the diagnosis, as the RN, you provide education to the mother regarding this autosomal recessive disease.
-Which of the following terms would best describe a mutation that leads to the deletion of two bases from a DNA sequence?

• A)frame shift mutation
• B)back mutation
• C)silent mutation
• D)point mutation

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Definitions:

T-Table Values

These refer to values derived from the t-distribution, used in hypothesis testing and confidence interval estimation.

Expected Value

The long-run average value of repetitions of an experiment it represents.

Metric System

A decimal system of weights and measures based on the meter, liter, and gram as units of length, capacity, and weight or mass, respectively.

Centimeter

A unit of length in the metric system, equal to one hundredth of a meter, commonly used for measuring small distances.