title: [Precision Nursing: Individual-Based Knowledge Translation].
abstract: U.S. President Obama announced a new era of precision medicine in the Precision Medicine Initiative (PMI). This initiative aims to accelerate the progress of personalized medicine in light of individual requirements for prevention and treatment in order to improve the state of individual and public health. The recent and dramatic development of large-scale biologic databases (such as the human genome sequence), powerful methods for characterizing patients (such as genomics, microbiome, diverse biomarkers, and even pharmacogenomics), and computational tools for analyzing big data are maximizing the potential benefits of precision medicine. Nursing science should follow and keep pace with this trend in order to develop empirical knowledge and expertise in the area of personalized nursing care. Nursing scientists must encourage, examine, and put into practice innovative research on precision nursing in order to provide evidence-based guidance to clinical practice. The applications in personalized precision nursing care include: explanations of personalized information such as the results of genetic testing; patient advocacy and support; anticipation of results and treatment; ongoing chronic monitoring; and support for shared decision-making throughout the disease trajectory. Further, attention must focus on the family and the ethical implications of taking a personalized approach to care. Nurses will need to embrace the paradigm shift to precision nursing and work collaboratively across disciplines to provide the optimal personalized care to patients. If realized, the full potential of precision nursing will provide the best chance for good health for all.
authors.affiliation: PhD, RN, Professor, School of Nursing, National Defense Medical Center, Taiwan, ROC. lichichiang@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Li-Chi
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Chiang
authors.affiliation: PhD, RN, Professor and Director, Graduate Institute of Integration of Traditional Chinese Medicine with Western Nursing, National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Sciences, Taiwan, ROC.
authors.forename: Mei-Ling
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Yeh
authors.affiliation: PhD, Professor and Director, School of Public Health, National Defense Medcial Center, Taiwan, ROC.
authors.forename: Sui-Lung
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Su
mesh_terms: D055318:Evidence-Based Nursing; D006801:Humans; D057285:Precision Medicine; D057170:Translational Research, Biomedical
keywords: evidence-based nursing; knowledge translation; precision medicine; precision nursing