title: Web-Based Assessment of Genomic Knowledge Among Practicing Nurses: A Validation Study.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Understanding foundational concepts of genetics and genomics is essential to contemporary nursing practice. The Genomic Nursing Concept Inventory (GNCI) is a research-based measure designed to assess nurses' knowledge of key genetic concepts. Developed and tested among nursing students, the GNCI needs to be validated with practicing nurses. A valid assessment of genetic-genomic knowledge among nurses is vital to support competency-based continuing education.
  
  
  METHODS
  This study explored the feasibility of employing a Web-based version of the GNCI and tested its psychometric performance among a purposive sample of practicing nurses.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The psychometric features of the GNCI are described in terms of scale, subscale, and concept difficulty and internal consistency reliability; these values were in an acceptable range.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This study represents a successful early step in testing the feasibility of using a Web-based version of the GNCI and validating the GNCI to measure genetic-genomic knowledge among practicing nurses.
authors.forename: Margaret
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: McCabe
authors.forename: Linda D
authors.initials: LD
authors.lastname: Ward
authors.forename: Catherine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ricciardi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002983:Clinical Competence; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004521:Educational Measurement / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D023281:Genomics / Q000193:education*; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000193:education*; D011594:Psychometrics; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires