The Parents of a Client Recently Diagnosed with Down Syndrome

question 1

Multiple Choice

The parents of a client recently diagnosed with Down syndrome relate to the nurse that they "feel guilty about causing the condition." Which response by the nurse is the most appropriate?

• A) "Down syndrome is a condition caused by an extra chromosome; the cause of it is unknown."
• B) "Down syndrome is a condition that is genetically transmitted from both the father and the mother."
• C) "Down syndrome is a condition that is carried on the X chromosome, so it came from the mother."
• D) "Down syndrome is caused by birth trauma, not by genetics."

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