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KMID : 0869120050070010015
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기초간호자연과학회지
2005 Volume.7 No. 1 p.15 ~ p.28
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Literature Review of Development of the Genetic Counseling Education Program for Genetic Specialized Nurse
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Kim Mi-Young
Byeon Young-Soon
Yoon Hee-Sang
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Abstract
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Purpose: With post-Genome Project, nurses must be able to incorporate genetic knowledge into their practice. The purpose of the present study aimed at providing the basic information needed to establish an education program for the training of nurses specialized in genetic counseling by comparing and analyzing the education contents in genetics of the various domestic and foreign nursing education institutions, identifying the problems of the existing programs, and investigating the current state of domestic genetic counseling programs.
Result: The results of literature review were summarized as follows: Common curricula contents in Korea, Japan and U.S.A. were basic genetic knowledge, genetic counseling and prenatal diagnosis. However, In Korea the curriculum was not included legal, ethical, and social issues. In U.S.A. the course was focused on health promotion related to genetics. The expanded role of nurses is to provide the genetic counseling for clients and their families. So, this articles provided a sample of the new genetic counseling program for nurses which are included basic genetics, genetic counseling, nurse’s role and knowledge, legal, ethical, social issues and practicum.
Conclusion: this study suggests that this educational program is to brought up genetic specialized nurses in the master’s course in the near future.
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KEYWORD
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genetic specialized nurses, genetic counseling education program
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