medium · NCLEX-RN health-promotion
A 23-year-old female arrives alone at the genetics clinic for her scheduled blood draw for Huntington disease (HD) predictive testing. She has completed all pre-test counseling sessions but did not bring a support person as instructed.
Which action should the nurse take first?
- Refuse to perform the blood draw and permanently terminate her testing eligibility due to noncompliance.
- Explore her reasons for arriving alone and discuss rescheduling the draw until a reliable support person can accompany her.
- Assign a clinic volunteer or nurse's aide to act as her official support person during the results disclosure, for this client.
- Proceed with the blood draw since the client completed the required counseling sessions and signed the consent form.
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