For Educators
About Precision Healthcare: Genomics-Informed Nursing
This book introduces nurses and nursing students to the applications of genomics in practice and research. It is designed to be engaging, promote self-directed learning, and remain accessible, with content presented in a clear and reader-friendly format. The text is tailored for a single-semester, 28-hour online asynchronous undergraduate course. However, it can also benefit practicing nurses seeking to enhance their genomic literacy.
This book is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY-NC 4.0) license, allowing full customization, including adoption, revision, or remixing. Each page and specific elements within the text include copyright and open licensing attribution. Users adapting the text should consult their institutions for guidance on open licensing and copyright compliance.
Supplementary course materials for instructors are available upon request and with confirmation of educator status. These include a sample syllabus, quiz question bank, case studies with instructor keys, assignment guidelines for a scholarly poster project, and a comprehensive reading list.
Journal articles have been assigned as required reading throughout the book, in addition to textbook content, for the purposes of the 28-hour course.
At the end of each unit there is a list of recommended additional readings and resources. For in-person courses, educators may elect to present the textbook contents, or reduce some of the journal articles. For a 40-hour course, see the optional additional readings. The citations below are recommended first-choice additions from the additional optional readings for expanded course content.
Chapter 1
Although this is an older article, it has an excellent summary table. Review p.171, Table 1 – Standards in Genetics and Genomics for General Nursing Practice.
Kerber, A. S., & Ledbetter, N. J. (2017). Standards of practice: Applying genetics and genomics resources to oncology. Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing, 21(2), 169–173. https://doi.org/10.1188/17.CJON.169-173
Chapter 3
Focus on definitions and distinctions between terms:
Harden, K.P. (2023). Genetic determinism, essentialism and reductionism: semantic clarity for contested science. Nature Reviews Genetics, 24, 197–204. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41576-022-00537-x
Chapter 5
Caron, N. R., Adam, W., Anderson, K., Boswell, B. T., Chongo, M., Deineko, V., Dick, A., Hall, S. E., Hatcher, J. T., Howard, P., Hunt, M., Linn, K., & O’Neill, A. (2023). Partnering with First Nations in Northern British Columbia Canada to reduce inequity in access to genomic research. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20(10), 5783-. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20105783
Hickey, K. T., Bakken, S., Byrne, M. W., Bailey, D. E., Demiris, G., Docherty, S. L., Dorsey, S. G., Guthrie, B. J., Heitkemper, M. M., Jacelon, C. S., Kelechi, T. J., Moore, S. M., Redeker, N. S., Renn, C. L., Resnick, B., Starkweather, A., Thompson, H., Ward, T. M., McCloskey, D. J., Austin, J. K., & Grady, P. A. Precision health: Advancing symptom and self-management science. (2019). Nursing Outlook, 67(4), 462-475. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.outlook.2019.01.003
Chapter 8
Miller, D. T., Lee, K., Abul-Husn, N. S., Amendola, L. M., Brothers, K., Chung, W. K., Gollob, M. H., Gordon, A. S., Harrison, S. M., Hershberger, R. E., Klein, T. E., Richards, C. S., Stewart, D. R., Martin, C. L., & ACMG Secondary Findings Working Group. Electronic address: documents@acmg.net (2023). ACMG SF v3.2 list for reporting of secondary findings in clinical exome and genome sequencing: A policy statement of the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics (ACMG). Genetics in Medicine, 25(8), 100866. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gim.2023.100866
Chapter 10
The full article that the news brief is based on is available here:
Fernando, A., Kondrup, E., Cheung, K., Uberoi, D., & Joly, Y. (2024). Still using genetic data? A comparative review of Canadian life insurance application forms before and after the GNDA. FACETS, 9, 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1139/facets-2023-0101
Thomas, G. M. & Katz Rothman, B. (2016). Keeping the backdoor of eugenics ajar: Disability and future prenatal screening. AMA Journal of Ethics, 18(4), 406-415. https://journalofethics.ama-assn.org/article/keeping-backdoor-eugenics-ajar-disability-and-future-prenatal-screening/2016-04
Peer Review and Feedback
The book has undergone expert review by professionals in nursing and genomics. Feedback is welcomed from healthcare professionals with genomic expertise. Suggestions for additional activities, examples, video content, emerging research, or revisions can be submitted to our contact addresses below. See the acknowledgement section for a list of peer reviewers.
Contact
Please contact us with feedback, suggestions or to request supplemental materials at:
- andrea.gretchev [at] gmail.com
- oer [at] georgiancollege.ca
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