scholarly journals Genomic-based nursing care for women with Turner Syndrome: genomic-based nursing care

2006 ◽  
Vol 14 (5) ◽  
pp. 645-650
Author(s):  
Milena Flória-Santos ◽  
Ester Silveira Ramos
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Turner Syndrome ◽  
Nursing Care ◽  
Genetic Research ◽  
Interdisciplinary Approach ◽  
Genome Project ◽  
Care Practice ◽  
Clinical Genetic ◽  
Nursing Diagnosis ◽  
The Human Genome Project

Biologic and technologic advances generated from The Human Genome Project are having a dramatic impact on the expanding role of nurses in current health care practice. New genetic research needs to be transformed rapidly into clinical protocols with recommendations for delivering care to targeted populations. Nurses can contribute significantly, as part of an interdisciplinary approach, to translate genome-based knowledge into benefits for health care and society. In this context, we describe a clinical-genetic investigation protocol, as well nursing diagnosis, interventions and outcomes for clients with Turner Syndrome (TS) at risk for develop gonadal tumors, due the presence of a normal or abnormal Y chromosome.

Revitalizing Difference in the HapMap: Race and Contemporary Human Genetic Variation Research

2008 ◽  
Vol 36 (3) ◽  
pp. 471-477 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer A. Hamilton
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Variation ◽  
Human Genome ◽  
Genetic Research ◽  
The United States ◽  
Genome Project ◽  
Human Genetic Variation ◽  
Early 21St Century ◽  
The Social ◽  
English Speaking ◽  
The Human Genome Project

In 2000, researchers from the Human Genome Project (HGP) proclaimed that the initial sequencing of the human genome definitively proved, among other things, that there was no genetic basis for race. The genetic fact that most humans were 99.9% the same at the level of their DNA was widely heralded and circulated in the English-speaking press, especially in the United States. This pronouncement seemed proof that long-term antiracist efforts to de-biologize race were legitimized by scientific findings. Yet, despite the seemingly widespread acceptance of the social construction of race, post-HGP genetic science has seen a substantial shift toward the use of race variables in genetic research and, according to a number of prominent scholars, is re-invoking the specter of earlier forms of racial science in some rather discomfiting ways. During the past seven years, the main thrust of human genetic research, especially in the realm of biomedicine, has shifted from a concern with the 99.9% of the shared genome — what is thought to make humans alike — towards an explicit focus on the 0.1% that constitutes human genetic variation. Here I briefly explore some of the potential implications of the conceptualization and practice of early 21st century genetic variation research, especially as it relates to questions of race.

scholarly journals The use of medicinal plants as a therapeutical resource: from the influences of the professional formation to the ethical and legal implications of its applicability as an extension of nursing care practice

2006 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 316-323 ◽  
Author(s):  
Neide Aparecida Titonelli Alvim ◽  
Márcia de Assunção Ferreira ◽  
Ivone Evangelista Cabral ◽  
Antonio José de Almeida Filho
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Medicinal Plants ◽  
Professional Practice ◽  
Nursing Care ◽  
Care Practice ◽  
Professional Orientation ◽  
Professional Activities ◽  
Nursing Diagnosis ◽  
Legal Implications ◽  
Interdisciplinary Health Care

This qualitative research aimed to analyze the biomedical influence in the context of nurses' formation and professional activities; to reflect about ethical and legal implications of using medicinal plants in nursing care; to argue about the need to configure and delimit this resource as a legitimate instrument for expanding nursing care practice. We used the creative-sensible method and developed dynamics with a group of nurses to produce data, analyzed in the categories "the biomedical influence in the academic-professional orientation of nursing" and "ethical and legal implications in the applicability of medicinal plants in care". Results indicated the need to advance in studies on the nursing diagnosis that implies the prescription of medicinal plants, so that the client is well taken care of by nurses, thus legitimizing it as an extension of their professional practice. Not as an exclusive territory, but as shared and interdisciplinary health care action.

scholarly journals Genetic Testing for Respiratory Disease: Are We There Yet?

2012 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 246-248
Author(s):  
Peter D Paré
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Genetic Testing ◽  
Respiratory Disease ◽  
Genetic Risk ◽  
Human Genome Project ◽  
Preventive Measures ◽  
Lifestyle Modification ◽  
Genome Project ◽  
The Human Genome Project

The human genome project promised a revolution in health care – the development of ‘personalized medicine’, where knowledge of an individual’s genetic code enables the prediction of risk for specific diseases and the potential to alter that risk based on preventive measures and lifestyle modification. The present brief review provides a report card on the progress toward that goal with respect to respiratory disease. Should generalized population screening for genetic risk factors for respiratory disease be instituted? Or not?

scholarly journals Nursing care practices at an outpatient care center from an integrative perspective

2012 ◽  
Vol 20 (5) ◽  
pp. 909-916
Author(s):  
Ione Carvalho Pinto ◽  
Carla Santa Maria Marciliano ◽  
Fabiana Costa Machado Zacharias ◽  
Ana Paula Neroni Stina ◽  
Ivana Astolphi Gandra Passeri ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Nursing Care ◽  
Outpatient Care ◽  
Care Center ◽  
Care Practice ◽  
Quality Health Care ◽  
Integrative Health ◽  
Nursing Team ◽  
Care Practices ◽  
Nursing Professionals

AIM: to analyze nursing care practices at a Specialized Outpatient Care Center from the perspective of an integrative health care activity. METHOD: Interviews with 24 nursing professionals were undertaken. For data analysis, Thematic Content Analysis as proposed by Bardin was applied, resulting in the following themes: the team size and its commitment to health care; professional practices and activity of the nursing team. RESULTS: The size of the nursing team was considered insufficient, which compromises the quality of care and results in work overload and dissatisfaction of the nursing professionals. On the other hand, they were satisfied with the tasks performed day-to-day and related integrality to individual care, considered it essential and usually practiced it daily. CONCLUSION: It is considered that the nursing team has the potential and commitment to develop their care practice combined with the integrative perspective, and therefore providing quality health care to the population.

scholarly journals Genetic Discrimination in the Workplace

1998 ◽  
Vol 26 (3) ◽  
pp. 189-197 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul Steven Miller
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Information ◽  
Medical Information ◽  
Genetic Research ◽  
Early Death ◽  
Genome Project ◽  
Insurance Companies ◽  
Carrier Status ◽  
Genetic Tests ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
The Human Genome Project

The surge in genetic research and technology, fuelled in large part by the Human Genome Project, has resulted in the continuing expansion of the range of genetic tests and other genetic information available to physicians, insurance companies, employers, and the general public.’ Genetic tests can provide presymptomatic medical information about an individual, including information about an individual's increased risk of future disease, disability, or early death. These tests can reveal information about an individual's carrier status, that is, the likelihood of parents passing on to their children a genetic condition, and about the health of the individual's family members. Although genetic information provides the promise of early detection and treatment of certain illnesses and disorders, it also poses risks. As a result of the increase in genetic testing and information, legal issues regarding employment discrimination on the basis of genetic information are emerging.

scholarly journals Currents in Contemporary Ethics

2009 ◽  
Vol 37 (2) ◽  
pp. 369-374 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cynthia Marietta ◽  
Amy L. McGuire
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Human Genome ◽  
Human Genome Project ◽  
Delivery Of Health Care ◽  
Prophylactic Mastectomy ◽  
Genome Project ◽  
Disease Genes ◽  
Medication Dose ◽  
Integral Role ◽  
The Human Genome Project

Understanding of the human genome and its functional significance has increased exponentially since the completion of the Human Genome Project (HGP) in 2003. The HGP fueled the discovery of more than 1,800 disease genes and paved the way for researchers to identify and test for genes suspected of causing inherited diseases. Currently, there are more than 1000 genetic tests for human diseases and conditions on the market. These tests can play an integral role in the delivery of health care by providing information that could potentially form the basis for profound life decisions, such as whether to undergo a prophylactic mastectomy, whether to terminate a pregnancy, or whether to take a particular drug or medication dose.

From Ecologyto Base Pairs: Nursing and Genetic Science

2001 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 4-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Janet K. Williams ◽  
Toni Tripp-Reimer
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Human Genome ◽  
Ethical Issues ◽  
Genetic Research ◽  
Phenotypic Expression ◽  
Gene Mutations ◽  
Care Practice ◽  
Nursing Research ◽  
Research Programs ◽  
Apply Genetic

With the mapping of the human genome has come the opportunity for nursing research to explore topics of concern to the maintenance, restoration, and attainment of genetic-related health. Initially, nursing research on genetic topics originated primarily from physical anthropology and froma clinical, diseasefocused perspective. Nursing research subsequently focused on psychosocial aspects of genetic conditions for individuals and their family members. As findings emerge from current human genome discovery, new programs of genetic nursing research are originating froma biobehavioral interface, ranging fromthe investigations of the influence of specific molecular changes on gene function to social/ethical issues of human health and disease. These initiatives reflect nursing’s response to discoveries of gene mutations related to phenotypic expression in both clinical and community-based populations. Genetic research programs are needed that integrate or adapt theoretical and methodological advances in epidemiology, family systems, anthropology, and ethics with those from nursing. Research programs must address not only populations with a specific disease but also communitybased genetic health care issues. As genetic health care practice evolves, so will opportunities for research by nurses who can apply genetic concepts and interventions to improve the health of the public. This article presents an analysis of the evolution of genetic nursing research and challenges for the future.

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