Assignment Content
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Competency
- Identify ethical dilemmas encountered in professional nursing practice.
- Describe the ethical theories and principles influencing healthcare decisions.
- Explain the interdependency of genetics, genomics, and ethics on nursing care.
- Describe the principles of genetics and genomics.
- Differentiate the legal and professional policies influencing healthcare decisions.
- Design nursing care strategies which incorporate genetic and genomic risk factors.
Student Success Criteria
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Scenario
As a case manager at your healthcare organization, you were asked to present at the annual case conference highlighting genetic and genomic nursing care strategies. The virtual presentation will highlight the ethical, legal, and social needs of a client with a positive genetic test result and explore the role of general nursing when caring for clients with genetic and genomic needs.
Instructions
Select a genetic or genomic condition for the virtual presentation.
The presentation must include Microsoft PowerPoint® slides with notes, images and an audio recording of the presentation.Include the following information in the recorded presentation regarding the selected genetic or genomic condition:- Describe a case scenario that explains the client’s genetic or genomic condition, including client and family history, specific genetic assessment findings and diagnostic results.
- Identify ethical considerations, including a potential ethical dilemma based on the case scenario
- Explain ethical theories and principles related to the ethical dilemma in the case scenario
- Analyze relevant legal and professional policies related to the genetic or genomic condition
- Describe interprofessional care professionals and referral resources for the facilitation of genetic and genomic care
- Develop a plan of care, including genetic nursing care strategies relevant to the client’s genetic or genomic condition
- All content must be supported by providing rationales, examples and evidence from credible sources
- The recorded presentation must be between 8-10 minutes
Assessment Requirements/Submission Requirement:
- Recorded presentation
- PowerPoint with speaker notes