NCLEX RN Exam Practice Practice Question
You are the registered nurse in a multi ethnic community health department clinic. In this role you are asked to identify clients who have genetic risk factors related to ethnicity in order to screen them for some commonly occurring diseases and disorders. You would identify a client who is of:
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Sickle cell anemia is strongly associated with populations from regions like Saudi Arabia, Africa, and parts of India. Screening clients of Saudi Arabian ethnicity for sickle cell anemia is appropriate due to the higher prevalence of the sickle cell trait in these populations.
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