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Building a Genomics-Informed Nursing Workforce: Recommendations for Oncology Nursing Practice and Beyond
Jacqueline Limoges1, Rebecca Puddester2, Andrea Gretchev1
1Faculty of Health Disciplines, Athabasca University, Athabasca, AB T9S 3A3, Canada.
Current Oncology (Toronto, Ont.)
|January 24, 2025
Summary
Genomics integration in nursing faces barriers like workforce unpreparedness and policy gaps. A third wave of efforts focusing on collaboration, education, and research is proposed to accelerate transformation and optimize health outcomes.
Area of Science:
- Genomic medicine
- Precision health
- Nursing science
Background:
- Genomics is crucial for precision health, identifying inherited cancers, risks, and guiding therapeutic decisions.
- Structural barriers in cancer care, including nursing workforce unpreparedness and policy deficits, hinder equitable access to genomic benefits.
- Decades-long barriers to genomics integration are modifiable, necessitating new strategies.
Purpose of the Study:
- To analyze past efforts in integrating genomics into nursing practice.
- To explore additional approaches for workforce development and health system transformation in genomics.
- To propose recommendations for a future wave of genomics integration in nursing.
Main Methods:
- Analysis of two distinct waves of efforts to integrate genomics into nursing practice.
- Drawing on research and observations from these waves.
- Exploration of additional approaches for workforce and health system transformation.
Main Results:
- Three recommendations for a third wave of genomics integration efforts are presented.
- These include cross-domain collaboration to reset priorities, education in leadership and policy for scale-up, and a research framework to guide practice.
- These recommendations aim to accelerate workforce and health system transformation.
Conclusions:
- Concerted efforts by nurses across all practice domains are essential for leading genomics innovation.
- Optimizing health outcomes requires preparing nurses at the forefront of genomic advancements.
- Leveraging nursing as a global profession with novel strategies can advance genomics-informed nursing practice.
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