Genetics and genomic competency of Turkish nurses: A descriptive cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Nurses have essential roles in genetic related healthcare, including risk assessment, referring individuals to genetics services, advocating for and educating individual, families, and communities who might benefit from genetic services.

Objective

To determine the genetics and genomic competency of Turkish nurses.

Design

A descriptive cross sectional research design was used to collect data.

Setting

Totally 385 nurses working in clinical or academic settings in Turkey were recruited between 20 January and 20 April 2020.

Methods

Data were collected using socio-demographic characteristics form and Genetics and Genomics in Nursing Practice Survey on 20 January-20 April 2020. Descriptive statistics, Kruskal Wallis, and Mann-Whitney U tests were us

SUBMITTER: Yesilcinar I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9389323 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature