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Average Score: 86%
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Passage / Scenario
Client who is at 17 weeks of gestation, scheduled for maternal serum alpha-fetoprotein (MSAFP) determination.A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who is at 17 weeks of gestation and is scheduled to have a maternal serum alpha-fetoprotein (MSAFP) determination. Which of the following information should the nurse include?
Correct answer
D
Rationale
MSAFP screening detects neural tube defects and certain chromosomal abnormalities by measuring alpha-fetoprotein levels.