Innovations in United States genetics nursing: practice and research.

Lea DH, Cooksey JA, Flanagan PA, Williams JK, Forte G. Innovations in United States genetics nursing: practice and research. Japan Journal of Nursing Science. Dec. 2005;2:71-83.
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1742-7924.2005.00043.x/abstract

Clinical and research applications from human genome discoveries are growing and creating both opportunities and challenges to the integration of genetic concepts into practice and research. In the past two decades, a small groups of nurses in the U.S. have used a vareity of strategies to further develop the field of genetics nursing. In this paper, innovative approaches were used to identify genetics-related nursing roles and opportunities, as well as successful collaborative efforts beyond nursing to address the emerging health and society challenges related to human genetics discoveries.