DF: Direct to Consumer Testing
Direct to Consumer Testing
Chapters 15, 16, and 18 of your textbook focuses on Direct to Consumer (DTC) testing. Please review this information before you post your DF.
In this Discussion Forum you will discussion Direct-to-Consumer (DTC) genetic testing by comparing websites for companies that market clinical testing for consumers. There are several private companies offer genetic testing to the public.
For this Discussion Forum you will
1. Define Direct to Consumer (DTC) testing.
2. Identify one DTC website.
3. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of consumers having access to this information.
4. Define nursing’s role in DTC.
Your initial post should be 250-300 words in length. This word count does not include your references.
2 current, Peer-Reviewed sources are required for this posting. You may use your textbook, as well as the DTC site, but these are not considered peer reviewed sources.
My text book is Genetics and Genomics in Nursing and Health Care by Theresa A. Beery, Linda Workman and Julia Eggert. Second edition.
Nursing article used must be within the last 5 years.