In this paper, you will be looking at Congenital Abnormalities and Dysmorphologies, and nursing’s role in caring for patients with specific abnormalities and/or dysmorphology.
Chapter 6 of your textbook focuses on Autosomal Inheritance and Disorders. This assignment is to assess your knowledge of autosomal dominant and recessive disorders and your ability to apply to knowledge to discuss with your classmates.
Do not use quotations in this discussion. Paraphrase your sources.
Read Chapter 6 of your textbook on Autosomal inheritance disorders.
Define autosomal dominant and autosomal recessive traits.
Compare and contrast the features of autosomal dominant traits/disorders with those of autosomal recessive traits/disorders.
Identify which features of each transmission pattern are most important or most significant and provide a rationale for your decision.
In 2008, AACN’s Essential’s of Baccalaureate Education for Professional Nursing Practice required that all BSN prepared nurses be able to construct a family pedigree as part of the family history.
For this assignment you will do the following:
1. Define congenital abnormalities and dysmorphologies.
2. Compare and contrast the terms major and minor abnormalities.
3. Identify one congenital abnormality and the syndrome/disease most often associated with this abnormality.
4. Construct your own family pedigree utilizing the template provided by the website.
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