Question

Discuss the benefit and risk of genetic testing. What is the nurse role the health care setting. Please write this in 3 paragraphs, each paragraph will not be less than 3 sentences and not more than sentences.

Answer 1

Benefits of genetic testing 1. Information. For the health care of family members. If mutation in family can determine who is at increased risk and who is a true negative and at general population risk. 2. This results can. alleviato uncertainity and anxiety. It helps in cancer prevention and early detechion. 3. It allows for individualised medical menagement and accurato risk assessment. Limitations of genetic testing: - 1. A Negabre result is not informative unless there is a known mutation in the family. 2. Some genetic variants are of unknown clinical significance. BRCA1 and BRCA 2 does not identity allo causes of hereditary breast (or ovarian Cancer. 4. Genelse testing may increase anxiety and Stress for some individuals.

Role of Nurse in genetic testing: 1. The Nurses are responsible for alesting clients of their rights to make an informed decision prior bo genetic testing any with considering of special circumstances arising Bom the family, culture and Community life. 2. An genetic testing should be voluntery and to ensure that the It is the nurse's responsibility of the risk and Consent include discussion process benefit of the test. 3. Scheduling genetic testing. 4. Explaining the purposes, risks I benefits of all screening and diagnostic tests. 5. Answering questions si addrening concern.