Assessing Nursing Students' Knowledge of Genomic Concepts and Readiness for Use in Practice. Issue 2 (March 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Munroe, Theresa; Loerzel, Victoria
• Is Part Of: Nurse educator. Volume 41:Issue 2(2016)
• Publication Date: 2016-03
• Subjects: genetics -- genomic knowledge -- genomics -- nursing curriculum -- nursing students; Nursing -- Study and teaching -- Periodicals; 610.73
• DOI: 10.1097/NNE.0000000000000210
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0363-3624

Abstract

Abstract : Nurses are expected to apply genomic concepts in clinical practice. This study evaluated undergraduate nursing students' genomic knowledge and attitudes about using this knowledge in practice. Using a pretest-posttest design, findings indicated that students' knowledge was poor, but improved over a semester with genomics content. Most students did not feel ready to use this knowledge in the clinical setting. These findings suggest the need for more genomic education in nursing curriculum.