Genetics Nursing

Genetics nursing is a nursing specialty that focuses on providing genetic healthcare to patients.

The integration of genetics into nursing began in the 1980s and has been a slow but important process in improving the quality of healthcare for patients receiving genetic and genomic based care from nurses. Modeling the United Kingdom, the United States critically established a set of essential competencies as a set of guidelines for registered nurses. Through the process of consensus the essential competencies were created by the Steering Committee, and provided the minimalist competency and scope of practice for registered nurses delivering genetic healthcare to patients.

The Nursing Code of Ethics and other ethical foundations were established for field of genetics nursing to provide regulations when ethical issues develop.


What does a genetics nurse do?

Genetics nurses perform risk assessment, analyze the genetic contribution to disease risk, and discuss the impact of risk on health care management for individuals and families. They also provide genetics education, provide nursing care to patients and families and conduct research in genetics.
(https://www.isong.org/page-1325153)

What is genetics and genomics in nursing?

The genomic era encompasses the entire spectrum of DNA—all of the genes and the interaction and interrelationship of genes (genome) to the environment. ... Genetics and Genomics in Nursing begins with an overview of genetics and the science behind inheritance.Aug 21, 2017.
(https://www.springerpub.com/genetics-and-genomics-in-nursing-9780826145611.html)

How does genomics affect nursing?

The use of genetic and genomic information is increasingly important in providing effective healthcare. ... These multifaceted genomic changes are now known to contribute to a number of the more frequently seen patient conditions, including some of our chronic diseases, and have many implications for nursing practice.
(https://ojin.nursingworld.org/MainMenuCategories/ANAMarketplace/ANAPeriodicals/OJIN/TableofContents/vol132008/No1Jan08/GenomicsandAdvancingNursing.aspx)

What is the difference between genetics and genomics?

The main difference between genomics and genetics is that genetics scrutinizes the functioning and composition of the single gene where as genomics addresses all genes and their inter relationships in order to identify their combined influence on the growth and development of the organism.
(https://www.who.int/genomics/geneticsVSgenomics/en/)