A Public Health Nurse (PHN)is Implementing the Objectives Related to Genetics

question 3

Multiple Choice

A public health nurse (PHN) is implementing the objectives related to genetics from Healthy People 2020.Which of the following best describes the action that is being taken by the nurse?

• A) Educating clients that multiple factors influence the development of disease
• B) Counseling clients about the results of genetic testing
• C) Lobbying for legislation to support genetic research
• D) Providing screening and genetic testing for specific groups of individuals

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Definitions:

Euthanize Patients

The act of deliberately ending the life of a patient suffering from an incurable and painful disease or condition, often as part of mercy killing.

Medication

Substances used to diagnose, treat, or prevent illness and disease, contributing to the maintenance or improvement of health.

Moral

Pertaining to principles of right and wrong behavior and the goodness or badness of human character.

Involuntary Euthanasia

Euthanasia conducted without the explicit consent of the individual, where the decision is made by another party because the individual is incapable of doing so.