This discussion asks you look at therole of the family health nurse in a genetic counseling scenario.Imagine that you are a family health nurse, and today in your office youwill be seeing a married couple who are both carriers for a geneticdisorder (for example, sickle cell, cystic fibrosis, or Huntington’sdisease). This couple would like to have children, but since they areboth carriers for a genetic disorder, they are seeking your advice onwhat they should do before they attempt to start a family.
Your initial post must be postedbefore you can view and respond to colleagues, must contain minimum oftwo (2) references, in addition to examples from your personalexperiences to augment the topic. The goal is to make your postinteresting and engaging so others will want to read/respond to it.Synthesize and summarize from your resources in order to avoid the useof direct quotes, which can often be dry and boring. No direct quotesare allowed in the discussion board posts.
Post a thoughtful response to atleast two (2) other colleagues’ initial postings. Responses tocolleagues should be supportive and helpful (examples of an acceptablecomment are: “This is interesting – in my practice, we treated orresolved (diagnosis or issue) with (x, y, z meds,theory, management principle) and according to the literature”¦” andadd supportive reference. Avoid comments such as “I agree” or “goodcomment.”
Objectives
Students will be able to look at the role of the family health nurse in a genetic counseling scenario.
References:
Initial Post: Minimum oftwo (2) total references: one (1) from required course materials andone (1) from peer-reviewed references.
Response posts: Minimum of one (1) total reference: one (1) from peer-reviewed or course materials reference per response.
Words Limits
Initial Post: Minimum 200 words excluding references (approximately one (1) page)
Response posts: Minimum 100 words excluding references.
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