A Client Says,"Why Can't You Just Look at All My

question 14

Multiple Choice

A client says,"Why can't you just look at all my genes and see what I am at risk for instead of doing all this history?" How should the nurse respond?

• A)"The process necessary to do that is still very expensive."
• B)"It will still be necessary to collect a history."
• C)"That probably will not happen in either of our lifetimes."
• D)"It is going to take a long time for most health care providers to understand the use of genetics."
• E)"That is not possible."

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