Difficulty: Medium
Average Score: 93%
Simulated
Passage / Scenario
A nurse in a provider's office is caring for a 20-year-old client who is at 12 weeks of gestation and requests an amniocentesis to determine the sex of the fetus.What responses should the nurse make?
Correct answer
D
Rationale
Amniocentesis diagnoses genetic disorders, not just fetal sex, which can be determined less invasively via ultrasound, making this the appropriate response.