Assignment Content
Competency
Design nursing care strategies which incorporate genetic and genomic risk factors.
Student Success Criteria
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Scenario
You are a general nurse caring for a patient that received a positive genetic or genomic test result. Part of your role as a general nurse in genetic and genomic care is to provide accurate information, ensure appropriate patient referral, and serve as a patient advocate. In preparation for your weekly clinical interprofessional rounds, you develop a plan of care for this client to guide appropriate nursing strategies based on the genetic or genomic test results.
Instructions
Select a genetic or genomic condition you experienced in practice or find interesting.
In a Word document, develop a plan of care for a client with a positive genetic or genomic test result for the selected disorder, including the following information:
Create a case scenario for a client with a positive genetic test result, including the identification of a genetic condition
Explain the specific type of genetic testing for the genetic condition, including what the positive results indicate
Design a plan of genetic nursing care strategies based on the positive results
Describe the roles of genetic professionals in planning care for clients with genetic and genomic needs.
Describe various referral resources for the facilitation of genetic and genomic care
All content must be supported by providing rationales, examples and evidence from credible sources
Assessment Requirements/Submission Requirement:
Word document (Plan of Care)
Resources
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