Providing Genetic Nursing Care to Patients With Chronic Illnesses

  There are several chronic health problems with genetic/genomic components that plague the population. These health problems are very difficult and challenging diseases to manage. Evidenced-based nursing practice must include genetic and genomic information when planning patient care. Nurses, through their knowledge and support, play an important role in positive patient outcomes when managing the challenges of these genetically linked diseases. For this Discussion, you will consider applications of various topics to genetics and genomics. Review the Resources focusing on the application of genetics and genomics to nursing Choose one of the following subtopics: Pharmacogenomics and chronic illnesses Genomics in patient assessment Genetically competent care for those with chronic illnesses Note: A different subtopic relating to genetics and genomics may be chosen with Instructor approval. Locate at least one scholarly journal article that discusses your subtopic.