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Genomic Literacy among Nurses in Jordan: A Population-based Study

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The current study aimed to measure genomic literacy among Jordanian nurses by evaluating their understanding of key genomic concepts and how they view genomics in nursing practice. Descriptive, Cross-sectional, and Correlational designs were used in this study. A descriptive design was used using the Genomic Nursing Concept Inventory (GNCI©), a 31-item instrument. Data were collected from a total of 751 participants. A total of 406 participants were female, and 395 (52.6%) were single. The mean score of the genome basics was 2.33, ranging from 0 to 13. The mean score of the knowledge about mutation was 0.57, ranging from 0 to 3. At the same time, the mean score for inheritance and genomic healthcare was 1.74 and 1.53, respectively. Nurses working in the oncology center had the highest genomic knowledge score (mean = 7.05, SD = 4.24) compared with nurses in other healthcare sectors (p =  < .001). There is a low level of genomic literacy among Jordanian nurses. Nurses must have sufficient genomic literacy to provide the best nursing care to patients, their families, and the community. Jordanian nurse authorities must develop competencies representing a minimum standard of care to provide competent genomic and genetically focused care.

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  1. Nursing Department, King Hussein Cancer Center, Amman, Jordan

    Aladeen Alloubani & Majeda AL-Ruzzieh

  2. Amman, Jordan

    Nour Khawaja

  3. Faculty of Nursing, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan

    Laila Akhu-Zaheya

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Ethical approval was obtained from the institutional review board at King Hussein Cancer Center (No. 19 KHCC 74), Jordan University Hospital (No. 2019/96), Islamic Hospital (No.398/10/4/17), and King Abdullah University Hospital (No. 19 KAUH 152).

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Alloubani, A., AL-Ruzzieh, M., Khawaja, N. et al. Genomic Literacy among Nurses in Jordan: A Population-based Study. J Canc Educ 38, 1948–1954 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13187-023-02365-x

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