A Student Nurse Asks, "What Is Carrier Testing?" Which Response

question 9

Multiple Choice

A student nurse asks, "What is carrier testing?" Which response by the nurse educator is most appropriate to answer the student nurse's question?

• A) "Carrier testing involves testing an asymptomatic individual for carrier status for a genetic condition."
• B) "Carrier testing is used to establish a diagnosis of a genetic disorder in an individual who is symptomatic or has had a positive screening test."
• C) "Carrier testing is testing to identify a fetus with a genetic disease or condition. Some prenatal testing is offered routinely; other testing may be initiated due to family history or maternal factors."
• D) "Carrier testing follows in vitro fertilization (IVF) testing to identify embryos with a particular genetic condition."

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