The nurse is caring for a 34-year-old G1P0 patient in her 30th week of gestation. The patient is having an episode of painless vaginal bleeding and is hemodynamically stable. Which assessment does the nurse anticipate for the physician to order?

The nurse is assisting with genetic counseling for a couple in which the mother has a rare autosomal dominant condition, and the father does not have the condition. Which of the following statements by the nurse is most accurate?

The nurse is caring for a child who has been diagnosed with cystic fibrosis, which the nurse knows is an autosomal recessive condition. What are the most likely genotypes of this patient’s healthy parents? C is the healthy allele and c is the disease allele.