A responsive approach to genetics education: promoting a confident and competent nursing workforce

Emma Tonkin; Maggie Kirk; Catherine Bennett; Robert Newton; Peter Farndon

A responsive approach to genetics education: promoting a confident and competent nursing workforce

Emma Tonkin, Maggie Kirk, Catherine Bennett, Robert Newton, Peter Farndon

Faculty of Life Sciences and Education

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

Abstract

In its endorsement of the genetics education framework developed specifically for the nursing professions (Kirk et al 2003) the UK's Nursing and Midwifery Council recognised that 'for health professionals, genetics has already become an issue they cannot observe from the sidelines'. Genetics and genomics present healthcare systems with two challenges:- . to ensure that patients receive a good service now and . to prepare the workforce to understand and use the new advances that are predicted.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	N/A
Number of pages	1
Publication status	Published - 2 Sep 2008
Event	Net 2008 Conference - 19th Annual International Participative Conference - University of Cambridge, UK Duration: 4 Sep 2008 → 4 Sep 2008

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Conference	Net 2008 Conference - 19th Annual International Participative Conference
Period	4/09/08 → 4/09/08

Keywords

genetics education

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