TY - JOUR
T1 - Nursing genetics and genomics
T2 - The International Society of Nurses in Genetics (ISONG) survey
AU - Hickey, Kathleen T.
AU - Taylor, Jacquelyn Y.
AU - Barr, Taura L.
AU - Hauser, Nicole R.
AU - Jia, Haomiao
AU - Riga, Teresa C.
AU - Katapodi, Maria
PY - 2018/4
Y1 - 2018/4
N2 - Background: The International Society of Nursing in Genetics (ISONG) fosters scientific and professional development in the discovery, interpretation, and application of genomic information in nursing research, education, and clinical practice. Objectives: Assess genomic-related activities of ISONG members in research, education and practice, and competencies to serve as global leaders in genomics. Design: Cross-sectional survey (21-items) assessing genomic-related training, knowledge, and practice. Settings: An email invitation included a link to the anonymous online survey. Participants: All ISONG members (n = 350 globally) were invited to partake. Methods: Descriptive statistics and Wilcoxon Rank Sum Test for between-group comparisons. Results: Respondents (n = 231, 66%), were mostly Caucasian, female, with a master's degree or higher. Approximately 70% wanted to incorporate genomics in research, teaching, and practice. More than half reported high genomic competency, and over 95% reported that genomics is relevant the next 5 years. Conclusions: Findings provide a foundation for developing additional educational programs for an international nursing workforce in genomics.
AB - Background: The International Society of Nursing in Genetics (ISONG) fosters scientific and professional development in the discovery, interpretation, and application of genomic information in nursing research, education, and clinical practice. Objectives: Assess genomic-related activities of ISONG members in research, education and practice, and competencies to serve as global leaders in genomics. Design: Cross-sectional survey (21-items) assessing genomic-related training, knowledge, and practice. Settings: An email invitation included a link to the anonymous online survey. Participants: All ISONG members (n = 350 globally) were invited to partake. Methods: Descriptive statistics and Wilcoxon Rank Sum Test for between-group comparisons. Results: Respondents (n = 231, 66%), were mostly Caucasian, female, with a master's degree or higher. Approximately 70% wanted to incorporate genomics in research, teaching, and practice. More than half reported high genomic competency, and over 95% reported that genomics is relevant the next 5 years. Conclusions: Findings provide a foundation for developing additional educational programs for an international nursing workforce in genomics.
KW - Education
KW - Genetics
KW - Nursing
KW - Research
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U2 - 10.1016/j.nedt.2018.01.002
DO - 10.1016/j.nedt.2018.01.002
M3 - Article
C2 - 29407254
AN - SCOPUS:85041662235
VL - 63
SP - 12
EP - 17
JO - Nurse Education Today
JF - Nurse Education Today
SN - 0260-6917
ER -