title: A practical first step to integrating genetics into the curriculum.
abstract: We conducted a systematic literature review to identify tools that could be used to measure faculty and undergraduate nursing students' genetic literacy, and we assessed the utility of one of those tools, the Genetic Literacy Assessment Instrument (GLAI), with faculty and students at a college of nursing in a large public university. No significant differences were noted between faculty and students in terms of their overall scores on the GLAI. On average, faculty answered 76% of the questions correctly and students answered 73% of the questions correctly. Both groups scored highest in the genetics and society domain (93% and 85% correct answers for faculty and students, respectively) and lowest in the evolution domain (52% correct for both groups). The GLAI may be used to evaluate curricula for strengths and deficiencies, as well as to identify students and faculty in need of additional instruction.
authors.affiliation: University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA. sandra-daack-hirsch@uiowa.edu
authors.forename: Sandra
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Daack-Hirsch
authors.forename: Martha
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Driessnack
authors.forename: Yelena
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Perkhounkova
authors.forename: Ryoko
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Furukawa
authors.forename: Amber
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ramirez
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003479:Curriculum; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate; D004521:Educational Measurement; D005181:Faculty, Nursing; D005260:Female; D005823:Genetics / Q000193:education*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010865:Pilot Projects; D013338:Students, Nursing; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult