Nursing genomics: practice implications every nurse should know

Twenty-first century nurse clinicians, scientists, and educators must be informed of and become proficient in genetic competencies to provide the best available evidenced-based patient care. This article presents a historical context and basic applications of genetics, along with the attendant legal...

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Published inThe Nursing clinics of North America Vol. 48; no. 4; p. 499
Main Authors Umberger, Reba, Holston, Ezra C, Hutson, Sadie P, Pierce, Margaret
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.12.2013
Subjects
Clinical Competence
Curriculum
Education, Nursing - trends
Genetics, Medical - trends
Genomics - trends
Humans
Nurse's Role
Nursing Care - trends
Nursing Process - organization & administration
Practice Patterns, Nurses' - organization & administration
Ethics
Nursing education
Genetics
Technology
Genomics
Nursing practice
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Summary:Twenty-first century nurse clinicians, scientists, and educators must be informed of and become proficient in genetic competencies to provide the best available evidenced-based patient care. This article presents a historical context and basic applications of genetics, along with the attendant legal and ethical issues, to provide a framework for understanding genetics and the genomics applications used in clinical nursing practice. The implications of genomics are relevant to all areas of nursing practice, including risk assessment, education, clinical management, and future research.
ISSN:1558-1357
DOI:10.1016/j.cnur.2013.08.006