title: Preparing the nursing profession for participation in a genetic paradigm in health care.
abstract: It is critical that nurses be recognized for their ability to deliver genetic services in collaboration with medical geneticists, genetic counselors, physicians, and providers from other disciplines. The purpose of this special communication is to describe progress made by the International Society of Nurses in Genetics toward incorporating genetics into nursing education and practice.
authors.affiliation: Stanford University's Center for Biomedical Ethics, Program in Genomics, Ethics, and Society, Palo Alto, CA, USA.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Anderson
authors.forename: R B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Monsen
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Prows
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tinley
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Jenkins
mesh_terms: D002568:Certification; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D003479:Curriculum; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate / Q000458:organization & administration; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing / Q000458:organization & administration; D005826:Genetics, Medical / Q000193:education*; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000458:organization & administration; D012956:Societies, Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D013041:Specialties, Nursing / Q000191:economics* / Q000458:organization & administration*