Ebony is a caseworker at a community healthcare clinic. She is dedicated to serving her clients and loves coming into work every day. This week, Ebony was assigned a young homeless man who she has met briefly on several occasions at the clinic and who is in need of referral services. Ebony decided to accept a different patient rather than the homeless man because she feels uncomfortable when he is near her.

Based on the scenario, what could Ebony have done to reduce any possible stereotyping, discrimination and/or prejudice?

Apatient who is 38 years of age is diagnosed with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease, a hereditary disease that results in fluid-filled cysts occupying space in the kidneys. the cysts can interfere with the function of the kidney and may burst and cause bleeding inside the kidney. the patient with polycystic kidney disease may or may not have a berry aneurysm of a blood vesseel in the brain that could lead to bleeding and death, cysts on the ovaries, and a mitral valve prolapse (in females) that can lead to dysrhythmias (irregular heart rhythms), or diverticula (outpouching of the bowel) that are susceptible to infection and inflammation and may lead to gastrointestinal bleeding. the patient is susceptible to retaining fluid in the abdomen so the abdomen is large to constipation, and to hypertension. there is no cure for the disease. the patient receives supportive care for the various symptoms or complications the patient may have. a. when explaining to the patient and the family about polycystic kidney disease, the nurse should explain what characteristics about an autosomal dominant genetic disease? b. how does variable expression of genetic characteristics play a role in the course of polycystic kidney disease and how can the nurse further predict the level of the disease? c. identify the roles of the nurse in integrating genetics in the nursing care provided for the patient.