for Nurses with Graduate Degrees
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,ESSENTIAL GENETIC AND GENOMIC COMPETE
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NCIES FOR G
NURSES WITH GRADUATE DEGREES
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Karen E. Greco, PhD, RN, ANP-BC, FAAN
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Susan Tinley, PhD, RN, CGC Diane
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Seibert, PhD, CRNP, FAANP
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EstablishedgbygConsensusgPanelgSeptembe
rg2011
,LibrarygofgCongressgCataloging-in-PublicationgData
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Essentialg geneticg andg genomicg competenciesg forg nursesg withg graduateg degreesg /g Karen
E.gGreco,gSusangTinley,gDianegSeibert.
p.g;gcm.
Includesgbibliographicalgreferences.
Summary:g“Describesgandgdelineatesgthegthirty-
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dgprocessesgusedgtogidentifygthesegcompetencies,gandgidentifiesgthegmembersgofgthe
gSteering,gAdvisory,gandgConsensusgPanelgcommitteesginvolved”--
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UnitedgStates.g4.gGenomics--standards--UnitedgStates.g QZg50]
616’.042--dc23
2011049764
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greflectsgthegthinkinggofgthegnursinggprofessiongongvariousgissuesgandgshouldgbegreviewed
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nciesgforgNursesgwithgGraduategDegreesgguidesgnursesgingthegapplicationgofgtheirgprof
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ursingworld.org/MainMenuCategories/EthicsStandards/Genetics-
1gandgalsogongthegISONGgwebsitegatghttp://www.isong.org/
©2012gAmericangNursesgAssociationgandgInternationalgSocietygofgNursesgingGenetics.g
Allgrightsgreserved.gAnygpartgofgthisgbookgmaygbegreproducedgorgutilizedginganygformg
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thisgpublicationgasgthegsource:
Greco,gK.gE.,gTinley,gS.g&gSeibert,gD.g(2012)gEssentialgGeneticgandgGenomicgCom-
gpetenciesgforgNursesgwithgGraduategDegrees.gSilvergSpring,gMD:gAmericangNurse
sgAssociationgandgInternationalgSocietygofgNursesgingGenetics.
ISBN-13:g978-1-55810-437-2 Published:g Marchg2012
, Table of Contents
g g
Steeringg Committee,g Advisoryg Panel,g andg Consensusg Panel ......... iv
ExecutivegSummary ..............................................................1
Introductiongandg Background ..................................................2
Purposeg andg Applicability ........................................................3
Definitions .........................................................................3
Developmentg ofg theg Competenciesg andg Processg ofg Consensus ......5
Resource/Reference g Documents
CompetencygDevelopmentgandgProcessgofgConsensus
Endorsementg Process............................................................8
DevelopmentgofgPerformancegIndicatorsgandgEducationalgResour
ces ................................................................................8
Summary ............................................................................9
EssentialgCompetenciesgingGeneticsgandgGenomicsgforgNursesgwithg G
raduateg Degrees ........................................................... 10
Professionalg Practice ..........................................................10
RiskgAssessmentgandg Interpretation
GeneticgEducation,gCounseling,gTesting,gandgResultsgInterpret
ation
ClinicalgManagement
Ethical,gLegal,gandgSocialgImplicationsg(ELSI)
Professionalg Responsibilities ................................................12
ProfessionalgRolegLea
dershipgResearch
References ....................................................................... 14
Endorsingg Organizations ..................................................... 18
Genetic/Genomicg Onlineg Resources ....................................... 19
iii
g
Essential Geneti g
c and Genomic C
g
g g g
ompetencies
Established by Consensus Panel Sept
g g g g
ember 2011
g
g
,ESSENTIAL GENETIC AND GENOMIC COMPETE
G G G G
NCIES FOR G
NURSES WITH GRADUATE DEGREES
G G G
Karen E. Greco, PhD, RN, ANP-BC, FAAN
g g g g g g
Susan Tinley, PhD, RN, CGC Diane
g g g g g
Seibert, PhD, CRNP, FAANP
g g g g
EstablishedgbygConsensusgPanelgSeptembe
rg2011
,LibrarygofgCongressgCataloging-in-PublicationgData
Greco,gKarengE.
Essentialg geneticg andg genomicg competenciesg forg nursesg withg graduateg degreesg /g Karen
E.gGreco,gSusangTinley,gDianegSeibert.
p.g;gcm.
Includesgbibliographicalgreferences.
Summary:g“Describesgandgdelineatesgthegthirty-
eightgessentialggeneticgandggenomicgcompetenciesgthatginformgthegpracticegofgallgnur
sesgfunctioninggatgtheggraduateglevelgingnursing,gsummarizesgthegkeygdocumentsgan
dgprocessesgusedgtogidentifygthesegcompetencies,gandgidentifiesgthegmembersgofgthe
gSteering,gAdvisory,gandgConsensusgPanelgcommitteesginvolved”--
Providedgbygpublisher.
ISBNg978-1-55810-437-2g--gISBNg1-55810-437-2
I.gTinley,gSusan.gII.gSeibert,gDiane.gIII.gAmericangNursesgAssociation.gIV.gInternatio
nalgSocietygofgNursesgingGenetics.gV.gTitle.
[DNLM:g1.g Genetics,gMedical--standards--UnitedgStates.g2.g ClinicalgCompetence-
-UnitedgStates.g3.g Education,gNursing,gGraduate--standards--
UnitedgStates.g4.gGenomics--standards--UnitedgStates.g QZg50]
616’.042--dc23
2011049764
Thisgpublicationg—
gEssentialgGeneticgandgGenomicgCompetenciesgforgNursesgwithgGraduategDegreesg—
greflectsgthegthinkinggofgthegnursinggprofessiongongvariousgissuesgandgshouldgbegreviewed
gingconjunctiongwithgstategboardgofgnursinggpoliciesgandgpractices.gStateglaw,grules,gandgreg
ulationsggoverngthegpracticegofgnursing,gwhilegEssentialgGeneticgandgGenomicgCompete
nciesgforgNursesgwithgGraduategDegreesgguidesgnursesgingthegapplicationgofgtheirgprof
essionalgskillsgandgresponsibilities.
Thegopinionsgingthisgbookgreflectgthosegofgthegauthorsgandgdognotgnecessarilygreflect
gpositionsgorgpoliciesgofgthegAmericangNursesgAssociationgorgthegInternationalgSociety
gofgNursesgingthegGeneticsgandgGenomics.gFurthermore,gtheginformationgingthisgboo
kgshouldgnotgbegconstruedgasglegalgorgothergprofessionalgadvice.
ThegPDFgofgthisgpublicationgisgavailablegongthegANAgwebsitegatghttp://www.n
ursingworld.org/MainMenuCategories/EthicsStandards/Genetics-
1gandgalsogongthegISONGgwebsitegatghttp://www.isong.org/
©2012gAmericangNursesgAssociationgandgInternationalgSocietygofgNursesgingGenetics.g
Allgrightsgreserved.gAnygpartgofgthisgbookgmaygbegreproducedgorgutilizedginganygformg
organygmeansgwithoutgpermissiongingwritinggfromgthegpublisher.gPlease,ghowever,gciteg
thisgpublicationgasgthegsource:
Greco,gK.gE.,gTinley,gS.g&gSeibert,gD.g(2012)gEssentialgGeneticgandgGenomicgCom-
gpetenciesgforgNursesgwithgGraduategDegrees.gSilvergSpring,gMD:gAmericangNurse
sgAssociationgandgInternationalgSocietygofgNursesgingGenetics.
ISBN-13:g978-1-55810-437-2 Published:g Marchg2012
, Table of Contents
g g
Steeringg Committee,g Advisoryg Panel,g andg Consensusg Panel ......... iv
ExecutivegSummary ..............................................................1
Introductiongandg Background ..................................................2
Purposeg andg Applicability ........................................................3
Definitions .........................................................................3
Developmentg ofg theg Competenciesg andg Processg ofg Consensus ......5
Resource/Reference g Documents
CompetencygDevelopmentgandgProcessgofgConsensus
Endorsementg Process............................................................8
DevelopmentgofgPerformancegIndicatorsgandgEducationalgResour
ces ................................................................................8
Summary ............................................................................9
EssentialgCompetenciesgingGeneticsgandgGenomicsgforgNursesgwithg G
raduateg Degrees ........................................................... 10
Professionalg Practice ..........................................................10
RiskgAssessmentgandg Interpretation
GeneticgEducation,gCounseling,gTesting,gandgResultsgInterpret
ation
ClinicalgManagement
Ethical,gLegal,gandgSocialgImplicationsg(ELSI)
Professionalg Responsibilities ................................................12
ProfessionalgRolegLea
dershipgResearch
References ....................................................................... 14
Endorsingg Organizations ..................................................... 18
Genetic/Genomicg Onlineg Resources ....................................... 19
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