Zhongrong Yang, Wanjun Chen, Weiyong Chen, Qiaoqin Ma, Hui Wang, Tingting Jiang, Meihua Jin, Xin Zhou
Factors associated with voluntary HIV counseling and testing among young students engaging in casual sexual activity: a cross-sectional study from Eastern China
BMC public health
background genomic testing increasingly important technology within pediatric oncology aids cancer diagnosis provides prognostic information identifies therapeutic targets reveals underlying cancer predisposition however nurses lack basic knowledge genomics limited selfassurance using genomic information daily practice singleinstitution project carried academic pediatric cancer hospital united states aim explore barriers achieving genomics literacy pediatric oncology nurses method project assessed barriers genomic education preferences receiving genomics education among pediatric oncology nurses nurse practitioners physician assistants electronic survey demographic questions 15 geneticsfocused questions developed final survey instrument consisted nine sections pilottested prior administration data analyzed using ranking strategy five focus groups conducted capture morenuanced information focus group sessions lasted 40 min 1 hour recorded transcribed results 50 respondents uncomfortable felt unprepared answer questions patients andor family members genomics unease ranked top barrier using genomic information clinical practice discussion results reveal nurses require additional education facilitate understanding genomics project lays foundation guide development pediatric cancer genomics curriculum enable incorporation genomics nursing practice