Outcomes for patients at risk for inheritable breast cancer: how the nurse practitioner can determine the proper course of action to ensure desired outcomes.
The topic of genetics and genetic testing pertaining to diseases such as hereditary breast cancer is an issue of which nurse practitioners need to be aware. In the general primary care practice where patients are seen daily with questions about genetic testing, the nurse practitioner is in an ideal setting to educate and counsel these men and women for an outcome that is acceptable to both practitioner and patient.
Fowler
M C
MC
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Nursing, Lubbock 79430, USA.
D000328:Adult; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005260:Female; D005817:Genetic Counseling; D005820:Genetic Testing; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009722:Nurse Practitioners / Q000458:organization & administration*; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010375:Pedigree; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000379:methods; D012307:Risk Factors