hard · NCLEX-RN health-promotion
The nurse is providing preconception counseling to a 26-year-old female client and her partner, both of whom have been identified as cystic fibrosis (CF) carriers. Which statements by the couple indicate an accurate understanding of the autosomal-recessive inheritance pattern of CF? Select all that apply.
- "If our first child is born with cystic fibrosis, our next three children are guaranteed to be healthy."
- "Because we are carriers, any daughter we have has a higher risk of being affected than a son."
- "There is a 50% chance with each pregnancy that our child will be a carrier of the CF gene mutation."
- "There is a 25% chance with each pregnancy that our child will not inherit any mutation for CF."
- "Each child we conceive has a 25% chance of being born with cystic fibrosis."
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