A Patient Scheduled for Genetic Testing Is Concerned That an Employer

question 18

Multiple Choice

A patient scheduled for genetic testing is concerned that an employer will learn about the testing and terminate the patient's employment. How should the nurse respond to this patient?

• A) "There really is not anything that can be done."
• B) "The insurance company has to report the testing to the employer."
• C) "Your employer will have this information from the healthcare claim."
• D) "There is a federal law prohibiting employers from using genetic information for employment purposes."

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Definitions:

Gametophyte

The sexual phase in the life cycle of plants and algae that produces gametes, typically through mitosis.

Biologists

Scientists who study living organisms and their interactions with each other and their environments.

Pollen

Fine to coarse powdery substance comprising pollen grains, which are male microgametophytes of seed plants, responsible for the fertilization of the female ovule.

Self-incompatibility

A mechanism in some plants that prevents self-fertilization and promotes genetic diversity by rejecting pollen from the same or genetically similar plant.