College of Mount St. Joseph
Genetics Content
Science Faculty - A & P, Pathophysiology
- Overview of Genetics
- Historical Perspectives
- The Human Genome Project
- Future Trends
- Molecular Genetics
- The Cell
- Cell structures and functions
- plasma membrane
- cytoplasm
- nucleus
- nucleolus
- endoplasmic reticulum
- ribosomes
- golgi apparatus
- lysosomes
- mitochondria
- Chromosomes
- Structure
- Genes
- Classification
- Gene action
- Gene expression
- Cell division
- Mitosis
- Meiosis
- DNA
- Structure
- Function
- Replication
- RNA
- Types
- Function
- Replication
- Heredity
- Mendelian Inheritance
- Phenotypes
- Genotypes
- Dominance
- Recessiveness
- Alleles
Nursing 301 - "Pediatric & OB Course"
- Genetic Inheritance
- Pedigree analysis
- Autosomal recessive traits
- Autosomal dominant traits
- Sex-linked inheritance
- Mitochondrial inheritance
- Classifications of disorders
- Chromosomal Abnormalities
- Variations in number
- Structural alterations
- Translocation
- Duplication
- Deletion
- Inversion
- Uniparental disomy
- Fragile sites
- Inherited biochemical disorders
- Multifactorial/polygenic disorders
- Environmental
All Faculty in Courses Containing this Content
- Common Disorders
- To include: natural history, diagnostic and therapeutic options, prevalence, inheritance pattern, expression, penetrance, testing availability
- Down syndrome
- Phenylketonuria
- Sickle Cell disease
- Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
- Fragile X
- Hemophilia
- Cystic Fibrosis
- Alzheimer Disease
- Cancer
- Familial hypercholesterolemia
- Mood disorders
- Schizophrenia
- Alcoholism
- Hypertension
- Parkinson Disease
Nursing 301 - Pediatric and OB Course
- Assessment of Genetic Disorders
- History
- Family, prenatal and health history
- Recognize common deviations across lifespan
- Identification of at risk individuals/families
- Pedigrees
- purpose
- construction
- Physical Assessment
- Developmental Assessment
- Genetic Testing and Screening
- Types
- Prenatal detection and diagnosis
- Identifying candidates
- Specific tests
- Amniocentesis
- Chorionic Villi sampling
- Untrasound
- Fetal tests
- Maternal serum testing
- Carrier screening
- Predictive / presymptomatic screening
- Collection of laboratory data
- Decision making in testing and screening
- Ethical, legal issues
Senior Level Nursing Courses
- Genetic Counseling
- Nurses role
- Identify at risk individuals or families
- Referrals
- Services in local region
- How to make referral
- Assist family in understanding of test results
- Identify support services available for individuals or families
- Develop health promotion strategies
- Respect ethnic / cultural responses
- Advocate for individuals and families
- Ethical, legal issues
All Faculty in Courses Containing this Content
Genetic treatments
- Gene product replacement
- Cofactor / coenzyme therapy
- Recombinant DNA
- Gene therapy
- Pharmocogenetics
Jo Ann Monday, Program Coordinator
Phone: 513-636-0123
Toll-free: 800-344-2462 extension 60123
Fax: 513-636-0124
Email: gepn@cchmc.org
