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Accessing and Using Personalized Health in Nursing: Genomics-Informed Practice
Accessibility Statement
Acknowledgements
Introduction
For Educators
1.1 Unit Overview
1.2 Genetics and Genomics Introduction
1.3 The Contributions of Nursing Professionals in Genomics Healthcare
1.4 Unit Summary and Review
2.1 Unit Overview
2.2 DNA Structure and Function
2.3 The Genome and the Cell Cycle
2.4 Cancer and the Cell Cycle
2.5 The Cellular Basis of Inheritance
2.6 Patterns of Inheritance
2.7 Unit Summary and Review
3.1 Unit Overview
3.2 Nature vs. Nurture
3.3 Epigenetics
3.4 Developmental Origins of Health and Disease
3.5 The Exposome
3.6 Adverse Early Childhood Experiences
3.7 Epigenetics in Practice
3.8 Unit Summary and Review
4.1 Unit Overview
4.2 Gene Variants
4.3 Genetic Disorders
4.4 Single Gene Disorders
4.5 Polygenic Disorders
4.6 Chromosomal Disorders
4.7 Mitochondrial Disorders
4.8 Unit Summary and Review
5.1 Unit Overview
5.2 Genomic Research in Nursing
5.3 Human Genetic Research in Canada and Internationally
5.4 Research Priorities and Funding
5.5 Knowledge Translation and Mobilization
5.6 Scholarly Posters
5.7 Unit Summary and Review
6.1 Unit Overview
6.2 Family History
6.3 Constructing a Pedigree Chart
6.4 Pedigree Analysis and Modes of Inheritance
6.5 Calculating Probabilities Using Pedigree Charts
6.6 Polygenic Risk Scores
6.7 Unit Summary and Review
7.1 Unit Overview
7.2 Application of Theory - Readings & Case Studies
7.3 - Application: Practicing Pedigree Analysis
7.4 Application: Practicing Inheritance Probabilities
7.5 Group Discussion
8.1 Unit Overview
8.2 Genetic Testing Overview
8.3 Types of Genetic Tests
8.4 Interpreting Genetic Test Results
8.5 Unit Summary and Review
9.1 Unit Overview
9.2 Pharmacogenomics Overview
9.3 Genomic Variation in Drug Response
9.4 Personalized Drug Therapy
9.5 Limitations of Pharmacogenomic Testing
9.6 Unit Summary and Review
10.1 Unit Overview
10.2 Genetic Discrimination
10.3 Eugenics and Scientific Racism
10.4 Use of Population Descriptors in Genomics
10.5 Nursing Implications
10.6 Unit Summary and Review
11.1 Unit Overview
11.2 Application of Theory in Practice - Case Studies
11.3 Group Discussion
12.1 Unit Overview
12.2 Genomics and Global Health
12.3 Cancer Genomics
12.4 Genomics Applications by Specialty
12.5 Unit Summary and Review
13.1 Unit Overview
13.2 Gene Editing
13.3 Other Genomic Technologies
13.4 Health System Readiness for the Genomic Era
13.6 Unit Summary and Review
Appendix A: Genetic and Genomic Online Resources
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Precision Healthcare: Genomics-Informed Nursing Copyright © 2025 by Andrea Gretchev, RN, MN, CCNE is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License, except where otherwise noted.