Health and Genes: Expanding Foundational Nursing Knowledge, An Issue of Nursing Clinics (EPUB)

by Dewell PhD, MSc, RN, Sarah (ed.), Walker DNP, APRN, FNP-C, Trina (ed.)

In this issue of Nursing Clinics of North America, guest editors Sarah Dewell and Trina Walker bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Health and Genes: Expanding Foundational Nursing Knowledge. Genetics is now influencing assessment, diagnosis, and management across all areas of practice, and in this issue, top experts explore the connection between health, genes, and nursing care. Articles equip nurses with an understanding of basic genomic concepts and principles, how they are used in practice, and how they will shape future nursing care – including key topics such as pharmacogenomics.- Contains 14 relevant, practice-oriented topics, including global health and genomics; genomic terminology and literacy; new essentials of genomic nursing for all registered nurses; linking nursing knowledge and genomics (LINKAGE); genomics and digital health; and more- Provides in-depth clinical reviews on health and genes, offering actionable insights for clinical practice- Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews