title: 5-years later - have faculty integrated medical genetics into nurse practitioner curriculum?
abstract: Abstract Many genetic/genomic educational opportunities are available to assist nursing faculty in their knowledge and understanding of genetic/genomics. This study was conducted to assess advance practice nursing faculty members' current knowledge of medical genetics/genomics, their integration of genetics/genomics content into advance practice nursing curricula, any prior formal training/education in genetics/genomics, and their comfort level in teaching genetics/genomic content. A secondary aim was to conduct a comparative analysis of the 2010 data to a previous study conducted in 2005, to determine changes that have taken place during that time period. During a national nurse practitioner faculty conference, 85 nurse practitioner faculty voluntarily completed surveys. Approximately 70% of the 2010 faculty felt comfortable teaching basic genetic/genomic concepts compared to 50% in 2005. However, there continue to be education gaps in the genetic/genomic content taught to advance practice nursing students. If nurses are going to be a crucial member of the health-care team, they must achieve the requisite competencies to deliver the increasingly complex care patients require.
authors.forename: Ann H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Maradiegue
authors.forename: Quannetta T
authors.initials: QT
authors.lastname: Edwards
authors.forename: Diane
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Seibert
mesh_terms: D057179:Advanced Practice Nursing / Q000193:education*; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002170:Canada; D002983:Clinical Competence; D003479:Curriculum; D005181:Faculty, Nursing; D005826:Genetics, Medical / Q000193:education*; D006801:Humans; D062346:Molecular Medicine / Q000193:education*; D012579:Schools, Nursing; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014481:United States