This book brings together the genetics and genomics knowledge nurses need to provide safe and effective care in today’s “genomic era.” It teaches through small, modular units, each with pretests, section quizzes, and post-tests. Answers are provided to help students check their knowledge, and Emerging Evidence and Critical Thinking checkpoints encourage them to apply it.
The text first places modern genetics in context introduces its essential principles, and outlines its deep ethical, legal, social, and public policy implications. Next, readers learn how to take family genetic histories and assess risks; utilize immunogenetics and cancer genetics in cancer prevention and treatment; apply genetics in public health promotion; recognize the role of genes in psychiatric illnesses and in aging; and much more.
Features –
1. Helps students link genetics to all facets of safe and effective patient care—including patient engagement, patient safety, quality, and outcomes
2. Provides multiple opportunities for students to check and reinforce their learning—including Pre and Post tests, coupled with review questions after each section of each chapter
3. Helps students identify the latest evidence-based trends related to genetic medicine and healthcare—presenting up-to-the-minute information in Emerging Evidence boxes throughout the text
4. Explains the critical importance of genetics in public health—with a full section on public health genetics, including a chapter on environmental interactions with genes
5. Illuminates new gene-related insights into psychiatric disorders— explaining recent progress in understanding depression, addictions, autism, and other mental health problems.
About the Author -
Carole A. Kenner, PhD, RNC-NIC, NNP, FAAN, is nationally and internationally known for her policy-setting work to establish rights of the neonate, standards for the care of the neonate and the reduction of infant mortality worldwide.
Dr. Kenner holds many titles, including Dean/Professor, School of Nursing, and Associate Dean, Bouve College of Health Sciences, at Northeastern University, Boston, and Adjunct Professor, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland.
She also serves as President, Consultants with Confidence, Inc., West Roxbury, MA; Consultant, Excelsior University Online Program, Albany, NY; and Trainer, End-of-Life Nursing Education Consortium in Pediatric Palliative Care (ELNEC), Washington, DC. She has published > 75 peer-reviewed journal articles, 30 books, and at least 80 book chapters.
Dr. Kenner has participated as PI, Co-PI or Consultant on nearly 60 research grants. She is a member of four honorary organizations, including the AAN (elected 1994) and is a member of numerous review panels, editorial boards, and consultant groups.
Judith A. Lewis (Ph.D., University of Michigan) retired in 2008 from Governors State University, where she served as Professor and Chair of Addictions Studies and Behavioral Health. A licensed psychologist in Illinois, she is a past president of the American Counseling Association (ACA) and the International Association of Marriage and Family Counselors.
Book Contents –
Part 1: Back to the Basics Module –
1. Genetics and Genomics: Definitions and Trends Module 2. Essential Competencies in Genetics and Genomics Module 3. Family Context of Clinical Genetics
Part 2: Basic Genetic –
Concepts Module 4. Genes & Chromosomes; Meiosis and Mitosis Module 5. Aneuploidy Module 6. Mosiacism Module 7. Mendelian Inheritance Module 8. Genetics and Fetal Development
Part 3: Ethical, Legal, and Social Implications Module –
9. Ethical, Legal, & Social Implications of the Human Genome Project Module 10. Prenatal Testing/Screening Module 11. Newborn Screening and Genetic Testing: Ethical Considerations Module 12. Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) Legislation
Part 4: Assessment Module –
13. Family History Tool Module 14. Risk Assessment.
Part 5: Cancer Genetics Module –
15. Immunogenetics Module 16. Cancer Genetics
Part 6: Public Health Genetics Module –
17. Impact of Environment on Health: Interaction with Genes Module 18. Common Diseases with Genetic Linkages
Part 7: Psychiatric Disorders Module –
19. Bipolar Disease and Genetic Linkages. Module 20. Depression and Genetic Linkages Module 21. Addictive Behaviors and Genetic Linkages Module 22. Autism
Part 8: Special Topics Module –
23. Pharmacogenomics Module 24. Genetics and Aging Resources Glossary Abbreviations Index
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