Genomics-based health care in Nursing

What is it about?

The knowledge derived from the completion of the Human Genome Project is transforming the health care model, with implications for nursing and repercussions in teaching, practice and research. This article aims to reflect and discuss about genomics-based health care and its implications for nursing from the theoretical and conceptual framework of the “Essential Nursing Competencies and Curricula Guidelines for Genetics and Genomics.

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Why is it important?

Nursing professionals in this century will have to deal with the challenges of explosion of genomic information to provide a personalized health care based on genomics. For this need can be met, it is essential that genetics and genomics are integrated into undergraduate curricula of future professionals. (PDF) Genomics-Based Health Care: Implications for Nursing. Available from: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/272888082_Genomics-ased_Health_Care_Implications_for_Nursing [accessed Sep 09 2018].