Perceived knowledge and clinical comfort with genetics among Taiwanese nurses enrolled in a RN-to-BSN program.
Summary: Background: Advances in genetics have had a profound impact on health care. Yet, many nurses, as well as other health care providers, have limited genetic knowledge and feel uncomfortable integrating genetics into their practice. Very little is known about perceived genetic knowledge and cl...
| Published in: | Nurse Education Today Vol. 33; no. 8; pp. 802 - 808 |
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Elsevier B.V.
Aug2013
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