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

For all undergraduate nursing courses that cover genetics, genomics, and genetic medicine including courses in health assessment or maternal/pediatric nursing.

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.

Hallmark Features

Helps students link genetics to all facets of safe and effective patient care—including patient engagement, patient safety, quality, and outcomes

Teaches the key genetics-related competencies today’s nurses need regardless of educational level, clinical specialization, or location of practice—including how to take family genetic histories and utilize them to assess risks

Easy for students to learn from, and for instructors to teach from—organized into small, discrete modules for flexible use in nearly any undergraduate nursing course

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

Designed to promote critical thinking throughout—offering Critical Thinking checkpoints and case applications that help students link concepts to clinical practice

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

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

Illuminates new gene-related insights into psychiatric disorders—explaining recent progress in understanding depression, addictions, autism, and other mental health problems.

Demystifies the terminology of genetics and genomics—with a complete glossary of common genetic terms and abbreviations. 

Promotes deeper exploration—by providing reliable, up-to-date web resources throughout