Nursing care strategies which incorporate genetic and genomic risk factors
Nursing Care Strategies in Genetics and Genomics
Assignment Content
Competency
Design nursing care strategies which incorporate genetic and genomic risk factors.
Student Success Criteria
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Scenario
You are a new graduate nurse caring for a patient that received a positive result from a genetic or genomic testing technology. Part of your role as a general nurse in genetic and genomic care is to provide accurate information, ensure appropriate patient referral, and serve as a patient advocate.
Instructions
Develop a plan of care that identifies nursing strategies that incorporate genetic and genomic risk factors, three interprofessional resources, and three referral resources for a client that has a positive result from a genetic or genomic testing technology that you explain.
Your plan of care will be presented in a Word document that includes the following sections:
Explanation a specific genetic or genomic testing technology
Describe what positive results of the testing technology indicates
Design a plan of nursing care strategies based on positive results
Describe three interprofessional resources in planning care for clients with genetic and genomic needs
Determine three resources for facilitation of genetic and genomic referrals
Resources
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APA Guide
Nursing Research Page
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