Diffusion of Precision Health Into a Baccalaureate Nursing Curriculum. 2021

Evangeline Fangonil-Gagalang, and Mary Anne Schultz

BACKGROUND Precision health (PH) and precision medicine are emerging approaches to health care promising more individualized care for health consumers. This improved type of care management uses innovation in science and technology to accurately identify diseases, treatments, and environmental influences to provide effective and efficient care. Multiple industries are supporting this venture, including nursing. METHODS To respond to the national call to integrate PH in nursing curricula, a small urban university in Southern California proposed to integrate concepts of PH into six select courses in the baccalaureate curriculum. RESULTS This curriculum revision launched in fall 2020; it was the first time PH concepts were introduced to Bachelor of Science in Nursing students in the department of nursing. Student outcomes will be measured using the nine competencies developed. CONCLUSIONS Nurse educators shape future practice. It is incumbent upon them to adopt the opportunities for transformation presented by the emergent phenomenon of PH. Only then will students be prepared with the knowledge, skills, and attitudes foundational for precise care. [J Nurs Educ. 2021;60(2):107-110.].

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D003479 Curriculum A course of study offered by an educational institution. Curricula,Short-Term Courses,Course, Short-Term,Courses, Short-Term,Short Term Courses,Short-Term Course
D004508 Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate A four-year program in nursing education in a college or university leading to a B.S.N. (Bachelor of Science in Nursing). Graduates are eligible for state examination for licensure as RN (Registered Nurse). External Degree Programs, Nursing,Nursing Education, Baccalaureate,Baccalaureate Nursing Education,Baccalaureate Nursing Educations,Education, Baccalaureate Nursing,Educations, Baccalaureate Nursing,Nursing Educations, Baccalaureate
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D013338 Students, Nursing Individuals enrolled in a school of nursing or a formal educational program leading to a degree in nursing. Nurses, Pupil,Pupil Nurses,Nursing Student,Nursing Students,Student, Nursing,Nurse, Pupil,Pupil Nurse
D057285 Precision Medicine Clinical, therapeutic and diagnostic approaches to optimal disease management based on individual variations in a patient's genetic profile. Individualized Medicine,Predictive Medicine,P Health,P-Health,Personalized Medicine,Theranostics,Medicine, Individualized,Medicine, Personalized,Medicine, Precision,Medicine, Predictive,Theranostic

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