title: Nursing implications of personalized and precision medicine.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Identify and discuss the nursing implications of personalized and precision oncology care.
  
  
  METHODS
  PubMed, CINAHL.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The implications in personalized and precision cancer nursing care include interpretation and clinical use of novel and personalized information including genetic testing; patient advocacy and support throughout testing, anticipation of results and treatment; ongoing chronic monitoring; and support for patient decision-making. Attention must also be given to the family and ethical implications of a personalized approach to care.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Nurses face increasing challenges and opportunities in communication, support, and advocacy for patients given the availability of advanced testing, care and treatment in personalized and precision medicine. Nursing education and continuing education, clinical decision support, and health systems changes will be necessary to provide personalized multidisciplinary care to patients, in which nurses play a key role.
authors.forename: Allison A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Vorderstrasse
authors.forename: Marilyn J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Hammer
authors.forename: Jennifer R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Dungan
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D058990:Molecular Targeted Therapy / Q000379:methods / Q000451:nursing*; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D009859:Oncology Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D018802:Patient-Centered Care / Q000379:methods; D057184:Practice Patterns, Nurses' / Q000458:organization & administration*; D057285:Precision Medicine / Q000379:methods / Q000451:nursing*
keywords: Personalized medicine; genomics; nursing; oncology