NUR3306 Integration of Genetics and Genomics into Ethical Nursing Practice
Deliverable 1 - Ethical Dilemmas in Professional Nursing Practice
Competency
Identify ethical dilemmas encountered in professional nursing practice.
Scenario
You are a member of your organization’s ethics committee. As a nurse preceptor and member of the ethics committee, you have been asked to do a presentation at the upcoming orientation to educate new nursing hires on ethical dilemmas they may encounter in nursing practice. The nurse manager wants to ensure that new hires understand essential considerations when facing conflicts over what is best for patient care. Therefore, the nurse manager has requested that you review issues, impacts, and nursing strategies related to ethical dilemmas in nursing practice. You are excited to share your enthusiasm and passion for the importance of ethics in client care.
Instructions
Select an ethical dilemma you have experienced in nursing or recent news to use as the basis for your presentation.
Create a PowerPoint® presentation with referenced in-text citation that includes the following:
The ethical dilemma encountered by a nurse.
The ethical issues related to the dilemma. Support with credible referencing.
The impact on nursing and patient care. Support with credible referencing.
Strategies that support person and family centered care. Support with credible referencing.
Resources
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NUR3306 Integration of Genetics and Genomics into Ethical Nursing Practice
Deliverable 2 - Ethical and Theoretical Influences in Healthcare Decisions
Competency
Describe the ethical theories and principles influencing healthcare decisions.
Scenario
As a member of the Nursing Ethics committee in your organization you have been asked to create a poster presentation for the nursing staff breakroom for display during the upcoming Nurses’ Week. You look forward to this opportunity to share how ethical principles, theoretical frameworks, and the Code of Ethics for Nurses, can influence decision making in the face of controversy. The poster presentation should feature ethical principles, theories, and standards that guide ethical nursing practice pertaining to a current real-world controversial healthcare situation in your workplace or current news.
Instructions
Include the following detail in your poster presentation:
Summarize the controversial healthcare situation chosen from your workplace or current news.
Explain how five ethical principles relate to and influence the healthcare decisions made by nurses or clients pertaining to the controversial healthcare situation. Support with credible referencing.
Compare and contrast two theoretical frameworks as they guide decision making related to the controversial healthcare situation. Support with credible referencing.
Explain how five of the nine provisions of the ANA Code of Ethics for Nurses relate to and influence healthcare decisions made by nurses or clients in healthcare decisions pertaining to the controversial healthcare situation. Support with credible referencing.
Resources
For assistance on creating professional poster presentations, please visit the Library and Learning Services Answers page:
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NUR3306 Integration of Genetics and Genomics into Ethical Nursing Practice
Deliverable 3 - Ethical Nursing Care in Genetics and Genomics
Competency
Explain the interdependency of genetics, genomics, and ethics on nursing care.
Scenario
As the Chair of your organization’s Ethics Committee you are offering professional development for the nursing staff during a lunch-and-learn session that focuses on the interdependence of genetics, genomics, and ethics. You are expecting good attendance for the presentation since free lunch will be provided. To guide your session you will create a concept map for a genetic or genomic condition for an at-risk individual or population that you are interested in.
Instructions
Make sure to include the following components in the concept map:
Description of the genetic or genomic condition
Specific genetic and genomic assessment considerations
The potential impact of genetic and genomic information on clients and families
Ethical and legal considerations
Scope of nursing practice in relation to genetic and genomic considerations
Resources
For additional information on creating a concept map, please visit the Library and Learning Services Answers page: What is a concept map and how do I create one?
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NUR3306 Integration of Genetics and Genomics into Ethical Nursing Practice
Deliverable 4 - Principles of Genetics and Genomic
Competency
Describe the principles of genetics and genomics.
Scenario - In your role as a Nurse Preceptor in your organization, you are preparing a training session for a group of new nursing graduates to familiarize them with principles of genetics and genomics using data from completing a three-generation family pedigree on yourself, a family member, or a friend. Your presentation will include how to perform a genetic assessment and include a three-generation family pedigree and genogram with standard symbols, explain possible patterns of disease, and identify possible indications for genetic and genomic services. Based on your data findings, you will explain possible associated patterns of disease and possible indications for genetic and genomic services.
Instructions
After completing a three-generation family pedigree and genogram on yourself, a family member, or a friend, prepare a presentation that includes the following principles of genetics and genomics:
Three-generation family pedigree and genogram with standard symbols with interpretation of results explained using standard terminology
Explain possible associated patterns of disease
Client education pertinent to the data findings
Possible indications for genetic and genomic services
The presentation must include Microsoft PowerPoint® slides for visuals and an audio recording using Screencast-O-Matic®, a free audio recording software compatible with PC and MAC computers.
Follow these instructions to download and use this software to create your presentation.
Access the Screencast-O-Matic® homepage by clicking on the box in the upper right-hand corner titled, "Sign Up" to create your free account.
Create a free account (be sure to write down the email and password created for account access.)
Once logged in, click on the "Tutorials" link at the top of the homepage and view 1. Recorder Intros
Create your presentation by clicking on the "Start Recorder" box.
Once finished recording click on the "Done" button.
Next, choose, "Upload to Screencast-O-Matic®."
Select "Publish".
Choose "Copy Link"
Place the "Link" in a Microsoft Word® document and upload to the Deliverable 4 – Principles of Genetics and Genomic Dropbox.
Resources
For additional assistance on creating a family history, please visit My Family Health Portrait
For additional assistance on creating a pedigree/genogram please visit the Library and Learning Services Answers page: I have been asked to create a pedigree/genogram for my nursing course. Help!
For assistance on creating a PowerPoint® presentation, please visit Writing Guide: PowerPoint Presentations
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NUR3306 Integration of Genetics and Genomics into Ethical Nursing Practice
Deliverable 5 - Policy Influences on Healthcare Decisions
Competency
Differentiate the legal and professional policies influencing healthcare decisions.
Scenario
As an active Nurse member of the American Nurses Association (ANA) you are committed to engaging in activities related to health policy issues. To demonstrate your role as a client advocate you are writing a letter to a policy task force, or a legislative member or committee, pertaining to legal and professional policies associated with genetic discrimination that you have read about in the news.
Instructions
Write a sample letter to a policy task force, or a legislative member or committee, that demonstrates client advocacy pertaining to genetic discrimination and it’s correlation to legal and professional policies.
Make sure to include the following details in the letter:
A description/background of the genetic discrimination
What is the specific problem?
A description of the related legal policy
A description of the related professional policy
A differentiation of the levels of policy and impact variations
Your input that defends your advocacy for clients impacted by the discrimination
Resources
For assistance on writing a professional letter, please visit the Library and Learning Services Answers page: How do I write a professional letter?
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NUR3306 Integration of Genetics and Genomics into Ethical Nursing Practice
Deliverable 6 - Nursing Care Strategies in Genetics and Genomics
Competency
Design nursing care strategies which incorporate genetic and genomic risk factors.
Scenario
You are a new graduate nurse caring for a patient that received a positive result from a genetic or genomic testing technology. Part of your role as a general nurse in genetic and genomic care is to provide accurate information, ensure appropriate patient referral, and serve as a patient advocate.
Instructions
Develop a plan of care that identifies nursing strategies that incorporate genetic and genomic risk factors, three interprofessional resources, and three referral resources for a client that has a positive result from a genetic or genomic testing technology that you explain.
Your plan of care will be presented in a Word document that includes the following sections:
Explanation a specific genetic or genomic testing technology
Describe what positive results of the testing technology indicates
Design a plan of nursing care strategies based on positive results
Describe three interprofessional resources in planning care for clients with genetic and genomic needs
Determine three resources for facilitation of genetic and genomic referrals
Resources
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NUR3306 Integration of Genetics and Genomics into Ethical Nursing Practice
Deliverable 7 - Comprehensive Case Summary
Competencies
Identify ethical dilemmas encountered in professional nursing practice.
Describe the ethical theories and principles influencing healthcare decisions.
Explain the interdependency of genetics, genomics, and ethics on nursing care.
Describe the principles of genetics and genomics.
Differentiate the legal and professional policies influencing healthcare decisions.
Design nursing care strategies which incorporate genetic and genomic risk factors.
Scenario
In your role as a case manager you have the opportunity for bedside rounding with the interdisciplinary team on your unit. In preparing for the week’s team rounds you need to prepare information to present a case summary and plan of care to the interdisciplinary team on your newly admitted client with a positive genetic test result. You look forward to the opportunity to advocate for your client and value the holistic approach that the interdisciplinary team supports.
Instructions
Create a written case summary that details an evidence-based interprofessional comprehensive holistic plan of care based on expected genetic and genomic assessment findings for client with a positive genetic test results.
Include the following related to the chosen genetic condition:
Details pertaining to expected genetic and genomic assessment findings and diagnostic results
Ethical considerations including a potential ethical dilemma
Ethical theoretical foundations
Relevant legal and professional policies
Interprofessional care
Nursing care strategies
Resources
For additional information on evidence-based practice resources, please visit the Library and Learning Services Answers page: What is EBP?
For additional information on finding articles about nursing best practice, please visit the Library and Learning Services Answers page: How do I find articles about nursing best practices?
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