Recommended Curriculum
Recommended Curriculum Content to Achieve Nursing Students' Clinical Outcomes
Group 1
- Major inheritance patterns and basic molecular concepts.
- Integrate concepts of molecular, cellular biology throughout the science cognate.
- Basic genetic terminology.
- Pharmacogenetics -- impact on drug delivery and patient response.
- Locating and contacting available genetic health services.
- Health promotion strategies as related to genetics.
- Impact of genetic advances on basic health care delivery.
- Ethical, legal, social implications of genetic advances and related care.
- How to use basic and clinical genetics research for evidence-based practice.
- How to identify valid information resources ( Web, literature, etc.)
Group 2
- Basic science, cell biology.
- Basic genetics vocabulary.
- Basic genetic principles.
- Pathogenesis of selected genetic conditions.
- How to construct pedigrees.
- Social, ethical, legal issues related to caring for families with genetic conditions.
- Ethnic and cultural variations.
- Signs and symptoms of common genetic condition.
- Psycho/emotional implications for family/individual with genetic conditions.
- WWW -- informatics.
- Future trends.
- Health promotion / maintenance for specific conditions.
- Preconceptional counseling.
- How, when, where to refer.
Group 3
- Local and regional genetic resources.
- Genetic support groups.
- Gene -- environment interventions.
- Risk reduction/health promotion.
- Basic knowledge of:
- Human genetics.
- Genetic basis of illnesses.
- Cell biology.
- Screening, testing, Rx modalities and prevention.
- Human variability.
- ELSI
- When and how to make referrals:
- Pathways of knowledge.
- Three generation pedigree.
- Legal, social and ethical implications of genetics in clinical practice.
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