Genetics/genomics Nursing: Scope And Standards Of Practice, 2nd Edition
by American Nurses Association /
2016 / English / PDF
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Genetics/genomics nursing is specialized nursing practice and care
that focuses on the actual and potential impact of genetic/genomic
influences on health. Genetics/genomics nurses educate clients and
families on genetic/genomic influences that might impact their
health, and intervene with the goals of optimizing health, reducing
health risks, treating disease, and promoting wellness. To do so,
the research and evidence-based practice of genetics/genomics
nursing includes interprofessional collegiality and collaboration
with genetics/genomics professionals and other healthcare
professionals to provide quality patient care. ANA and the
International Society of Nurses in Genetics convened a workgroup of
genetics/genomics nurse experts to update and expand the 2006
edition to accommodate ongoing and anticipated changes in their
specialty and healthcare. With input from numerous nurses, they
developed Genetics/Genomics Nursing: Scope and Standards of
Practice, 2nd Edition. It is a comprehensive delineation of the
competent level of practice and professional performance common to
and expected from genetics/genomics registered nurses in all
practice levels and settings. The publication's scope of practice
addresses what is expected of all genetics/genomics nurses,
specifying the who, what, where, when, why, and how of their
practice. That detailed scope of practice discussion gives the
context-the underlying assumptions, characteristics, environments
and settings, education and training requirements, key issues and
trends, and ethical and conceptual bases of genetics/genomics
nursing-needed to understand and use the standards. Those 16
standards, which provide a framework for evaluating practice
outcomes and goals, are those by which all genetics/genomics nurses
are held accountable for their practice. The set of specific
competencies accompanying each standard serves as evidence of
minimal compliance with that standard.
Genetics/genomics nursing is specialized nursing practice and care
that focuses on the actual and potential impact of genetic/genomic
influences on health. Genetics/genomics nurses educate clients and
families on genetic/genomic influences that might impact their
health, and intervene with the goals of optimizing health, reducing
health risks, treating disease, and promoting wellness. To do so,
the research and evidence-based practice of genetics/genomics
nursing includes interprofessional collegiality and collaboration
with genetics/genomics professionals and other healthcare
professionals to provide quality patient care. ANA and the
International Society of Nurses in Genetics convened a workgroup of
genetics/genomics nurse experts to update and expand the 2006
edition to accommodate ongoing and anticipated changes in their
specialty and healthcare. With input from numerous nurses, they
developed Genetics/Genomics Nursing: Scope and Standards of
Practice, 2nd Edition. It is a comprehensive delineation of the
competent level of practice and professional performance common to
and expected from genetics/genomics registered nurses in all
practice levels and settings. The publication's scope of practice
addresses what is expected of all genetics/genomics nurses,
specifying the who, what, where, when, why, and how of their
practice. That detailed scope of practice discussion gives the
context-the underlying assumptions, characteristics, environments
and settings, education and training requirements, key issues and
trends, and ethical and conceptual bases of genetics/genomics
nursing-needed to understand and use the standards. Those 16
standards, which provide a framework for evaluating practice
outcomes and goals, are those by which all genetics/genomics nurses
are held accountable for their practice. The set of specific
competencies accompanying each standard serves as evidence of
minimal compliance with that standard.
