Lea Dale Halsey, Williams Janet K, Cooksey Judith A, Flanagan Patricia A, Forte Gaetano, Blitzer Miriam G
Division of Genetics, Foundation for Blood Research, Scarborough, ME 04070-0190, USA.
J Nurs Scholarsh. 2006;38(3):213-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1547-5069.2006.00105.x.
To describe characteristics and professional roles of genetics nurses in advanced practice.
A cross-sectional descriptive survey administered in 2004 as one component of a comprehensive study of genetic services and the health workforce. The sample was 211 U.S. members of the International Society of Nurses in Genetics.
The survey included demographic characteristics, education, credentials, professional roles, and attitudes about genetic healthcare issues.
The majority of respondents had master's degrees and many had earned doctorates in nursing (20%) or other fields (12%). Thirty-one percent were certified as nurse practitioners; 57% provided direct patient care, with the largest percentage working in genetics (26%) or oncology (22%) settings. Over one-third were educators and 19% conducted genome-related research.
Genetics nurses in advanced practice in the US focus on both genomic discoveries and clinical health care through the application of genomic knowledge into health care, research, and nursing education.
描述高级实践中遗传护士的特征和专业角色。
2004年进行的一项横断面描述性调查，作为遗传服务与卫生人力综合研究的一部分。样本为国际遗传护士协会的211名美国会员。
该调查包括人口统计学特征、教育程度、资质、专业角色以及对遗传医疗问题的态度。
大多数受访者拥有硕士学位，许多人还获得了护理学博士学位（20%）或其他领域的博士学位（12%）。31%的人获得了执业护士认证；57%的人提供直接的患者护理，其中最大比例的人在遗传学领域（26%）或肿瘤学领域（22%）工作。超过三分之一的人是教育工作者，19%的人进行与基因组相关的研究。
美国高级实践中的遗传护士通过将基因组知识应用于医疗保健、研究和护理教育，既关注基因组发现，也关注临床医疗保健。
