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Dennis J Cheek Current Abell-Hanger professor, Harris College of Nursing and Health Sciences, at Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, Texas
Dan Brazeau Director of genomics, analytics and proteomics and research associate professor, College of Pharmacy, at the University of New England, Portland, Maine
Dennis Cheek and Dan Brazeau explain why knowledge of genetics and genomics is vital for healthcare professionals
SINCE THE 1990s, and certainly since the completion of the Human Genome Project in 2003, the need for nurses to understand genetic information has become increasingly evident. Knowledge of genetics, genomics, pharmacogenetics and pharmacogenomics, the study of heredity, gene function and how medication targets genes, continues to increase and is important in the nursing care of patients.
Nursing Management.
22, 3, 13-13.
doi: 10.7748/nm.22.3.13.s13
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