Competency
Design nursing care strategies which incorporate genetic and genomic risk factors.
Student Success Criteria
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Scenario
You are a general nurse caring for a patient that received a positive genetic or genomic test result. 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. In preparation for your weekly clinical interprofessional rounds, you develop a plan of care for this client to guide appropriate nursing strategies based on the genetic or genomic test results.
Instructions
Select a genetic or genomic condition you experienced in practice or find interesting.
In a Word document, develop a plan of care for a client with a positive genetic or genomic test result for the selected disorder, including the following information:
- Create a case scenario for a client with a positive genetic test result, including the identification of a genetic condition
- Explain the specific type of genetic testing for the genetic condition, including what the positive results indicate
- Design a plan of genetic nursing care strategies based on the positive results
- Describe the roles of genetic professionals in planning care for clients with genetic and genomic needs.
- Describe various referral resources for the facilitation of genetic and genomic care
All content must be supported by providing rationales, examples and evidence from credible sources
Assessment Requirements/Submission Requirement:
Word document (Plan of Care)
Resources
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