Educational needs of nurses to provide genetic services in prenatal care: A cross‐sectional study from Turkey

Abstract

The latest advances in genetics/genomics have significantly impacted prenatal screening and diagnostic tests. This cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted in inpatient and outpatient obstetric clinics in 24 hospitals in Turkey to determine knowledge of genetics related to prenatal care and the educational needs of perinatal nurses. A total of 116 nurses working in these clinics agreed to participate. The results included the level of knowledge among nurses was not affected by sociodemographic factors. Also, there is a lack of knowledge and interest in genetics among prenatal nurses and in clinical practice to provide education and counseling related to genetics in prenatal settings as a part of prenatal care.

The Global Landscape of Nursing and Genomics

“…Genomics advances have implications worldwide, across the healthcare continuum, and impact all nurses regardless of academic preparation, role, or clinical specialty (Umberger, Holston, Hutson, & Pierce, 2013). Embracing genomic health care requires a prepared workforce that can inform, educate, and empower people, address existing and novel ethical issues, and anticipate any potential negative impact on vulnerable populations (Badzek, Henaghan, Turner, & Monsen, 2013; Seven, Eroglu, Akyuz, & Ingvoldstad, 2017; Tekola-Ayele & Rotimi, 2015). Nurses have a pivotal role in leading change to advance health, integrating research discoveries into ethical healthcare practice benefiting individuals and societies (Salmon & Maeda, 2016).…”

Opća informiranost i stavovi medicinskih sestara o metodama prenatalne genetičke dijagnostike

“…Nužno je obrazovanje medicinskih sestara koje bi se odnosilo na prenatalnu sestrinsku skrb kako bi se mogle prepoznati potrebe za pružanjem usluga prenatalne dijagnostike. [9,10].…”

Key competencies for Korean nurses in prenatal genetic nursing: experiential genetic nursing knowledge, and ethics and law

“…'Prenatal genetic nursing' refers to nursing care for pregnant women and their families, whose fetuses are at risk for genetic reasons. Such women have a greater need for prenatal genetic testing and diagnosis [8]. The point is not new; the need for establishing competencies in prenatal genetic nursing has been noted by many nursing researchers [8][9][10].…”