The Impact of Genomics Course on Nursing Students’ Knowledge and Attitude Towards Embedding Genomics in the Nursing Program

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1 Assistant professor of Medical-Surgical Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.

2 Medical-Surgical Nursing Department, College of Nursing, Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Abstract

Background: Genetics/genomics has been acknowledging to be integrated into the nursing curriculum
worldwide. Aim: This study evaluates the impact of the genomics course on nursing students’ knowledge and
attitude towards embedding genomics in the nursing program. Design: A observational pre and post design was
adopted among a convenience sample of 116 nursing students at a nursing college in Riyadh city. Tools: An
electronic-based questionnaire was administered twice (per- and post the genetics course) from September to
December 2018. Results: The genomics knowledge mean was significantly improved after the course
(p=0.0001). Only the subscale of the genomic base was significantly improved after the courses (p=0.0001). The
total attitude scores before and after the genetics course showed an insignificant difference (p= 0.930).
Conclusion: Although the students had genomics knowledge score below the average before and after the course,
they have a positive attitude towards studying and integrating genomics in the nursing program even before
studying the course. Recommendations: Genetics topics must
be incorporated and expanded into the nursing
curriculum, and innovative teaching methods must be applied

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Egyptian Journal of Health Care
Volume 12, Issue 4
December 2021
Pages 736-744

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