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Nursing students' perceived knowledge and attitude towards genetics.
Crystal H Dodson1, Lynne P Lewallen
1chdodson@email.unc.edu
Nurse Education Today
|August 4, 2010
Summary
Nursing students
Area of Science:
- Nursing Education
- Medical Genetics
Background:
- Genetics knowledge is crucial for nurses.
- Understanding how this knowledge evolves during nursing education is important.
Purpose of the Study:
- To evaluate nursing students' knowledge of genetics.
- To determine if genetics knowledge increases with academic progression.
Main Methods:
- A 70-item survey assessed genetics knowledge.
- Participants included freshman, sophomore, junior, and senior nursing students.
- One-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) was used for analysis.
Main Results:
- A significant difference in genetics knowledge was found across academic years.
- Seniors demonstrated greater knowledge of medical genetic terms than freshmen and sophomores.
- Juniors showed more knowledge than sophomores.
Conclusions:
- Genetics knowledge significantly improves throughout the nursing program.
- Curriculum progression positively impacts nursing students' understanding of medical genetics.
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