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Genomic competence among nurses: A spotlight on ethics.
Mari Laaksonen1,2, Eija Paavilainen1,3, Anna-Maija Koivisto1
1Tampere University.
Nursing Ethics
|August 23, 2025
Summary
Nurses in Finland show a gap between their perceived and actual knowledge of genomics, highlighting a need for enhanced education on genomic ethics and equity in nursing practice.
Area of Science:
- Nursing
- Genomics
- Bioethics
Background:
- Global recognition of ethics in genomic healthcare.
- Limited research on ethical dimensions of nurses' genomic competence.
- Genomic healthcare requires equitable and sustainable practices.
Purpose of the Study:
- Assess genomic competence among Finnish registered nurses.
- Focus on nurses' perspectives on ethics in genomics.
- Evaluate attitudes, knowledge, and confidence in genomic practice.
Main Methods:
- Cross-sectional study design.
- Online survey using the GGNPS-CA tool (October-December 2023).
- 234 registered nurses participated in Finland.
Main Results:
- 76.8% of nurses self-assessed their genomics understanding as poor, yet had good actual knowledge scores (mean 9.12/12).
- Nurses reported limited understanding of genomic ethical issues, especially concerning equity.
- A significant majority (59.4%) deemed further education on genomic ethics very important.
Conclusions:
- Finnish nurses perceive a strong need for more education in genomics and its ethical implications.
- Discrepancy between self-assessed and actual knowledge may indicate low confidence, particularly regarding ethical issues.
- Low confidence in genomic ethics may stem from the early integration of genomics into nursing.
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