title: Integrating genetics and genomics into nursing curricula: you can do it too!
abstract: Rapid advances in knowledge and technology related to genomics cross health care disciplines and touch almost every aspect of patient care. The ability to sequence a genome holds the promise that health care can be personalized. Health care professionals are faced with a gap in the ability to use the rapidly expanding technology and knowledge related to genomics in practice. Yet, nurses are key to bridging the gap between genomic discoveries and the human experience of illness. This article presents a case study documenting the experience of five nursing schools/colleges of nursing as they work to integrate genetics and genomics into their curricula.
authors.affiliation: The University of Iowa College of Nursing, 364 CNB, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA. Electronic address: sandra-daack-hirsch@uiowa.edu.
authors.forename: Sandra
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Daack-Hirsch
authors.forename: Barbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Jackson
authors.forename: Chito A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Belchez
authors.forename: Betty
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Elder
authors.forename: Roxanne
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hurley
authors.forename: Peg
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kerr
authors.forename: Mary Kay
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Nissen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002983:Clinical Competence; D003479:Curriculum; D004506:Education, Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005260:Female; D005826:Genetics, Medical / Q000193:education*; D023281:Genomics / Q000193:education*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D024802:Nurse's Role; D015402:Nursing Education Research; D015397:Program Evaluation; D013338:Students, Nursing; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Case study; Genetics; Genomics; Nursing education; Undergraduate curriculum