Assessing genomics confidence and learning needs in Australian nurses and midwives: an educational program evaluation.

Autor:	Alexander KE; Centre for Healthcare Transformation, School of Nursing, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.; Cancer and Palliative Care Outcomes Centre, School of Nursing, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD, Australia., Rolfe M; Centre for Healthcare Transformation, School of Nursing, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.; Cancer and Palliative Care Outcomes Centre, School of Nursing, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD, Australia., Gabbett MT; Centre for Genomics and Personalised Health, School of Biomedical Sciences, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Frontiers in genetics [Front Genet] 2024 Jul 16; Vol. 15, pp. 1419302. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Jul 16 (Print Publication: 2024).
DOI:	10.3389/fgene.2024.1419302
Abstrakt:	Introduction: The mainstreaming of genomics across healthcare specialties necessitates that all nurses and midwives have a high literacy in genomics. Methods: We aimed to design, develop, implement and evaluate a genomics education workshop for nurses and midwives using action research principles. Results: Registered nurses and midwives completed an online survey regarding genomics confidence and learning needs (n = 274). The results of this survey were used to develop the genomics education workshop. The workshop was run three times (n = 105) with evaluation data being collected both before and after each workshop. Significant improvements in confidence across all learning domains was found following the workshops ( p < 0.001). A desire for more education across all learning domains except for genetics knowledge was also identified ( p < 0.001). Discussion: Genomics education workshops were found to increase the confidence of nurses and midwives across a range of specialties. Nurses and midwives also expressed a desire for further education in genomics. Competing Interests: The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest. (Copyright © 2024 Alexander, Rolfe and Gabbett.)
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