Genetics and Genomics in Nursing

NHGRI's Dr. Jean Jenkins has edited the following articles for the Journal of Nursing Scholarship as part of a two-year nursing series on genetics and genomics. An expert panel of NIH reviewers assisted in providing oversight and editing of this series, including Kathleen Calzone, Dr. Suzanne Feetham, Dr. Elizabeth Thomson, and Dr. Melinda Tinkle.

All articles are published by Blackwell Synergy [blackwell-synergy.com], a part of Blackwell Publishing, Inc.

Current articles include:

• Genomics, Tsunamis, and Other Frontiers of Knowledge
  Sue Thomas Hegyvary. Journal of Nursing Scholarship, 37( 2):95. June 2005.
  
  
• Nurses and the Genomic Revolution
  Jean Jenkins, Patricia A. Grady, Francis S. Collins. Journal of Nursing Scholarship, 37 (2):98. June 2005.
  
  
• Nursing Leadership in Genomics for Health and Society
  Suzanne Feetham, Elizabeth J. Thomson, Ada Sue Hinshaw. Journal of Nursing Scholarship, 37( 2):102. June 2005.
  
  
• The Interface of Genomic Technologies and Nursing
  Lois J. Loescher, Carrie J. Merkle. Journal of Nursing Scholarship, 37( 2):111. June 2005.
  
  
• Genomics in Nursing Education
  Cynthia A. Prows, Merlyn Glass, M.J. (Nick) Nicol, Heather Skirton, Janet Williams. Journal of Nursing Scholarship, 37(3):196. September 2005.
  
  
• Promoting Children's Health Through Understanding of Genetics and Genomics
  Carole Kenner, Agatha M. Gallo, Kellie D. Bryant. Journal of Nursing Scholarship, 37(4):308. December 2005.
  
  
• Genomics and Cardiovascular Disease
  Lorraine Frazier, Rolanda L. Johnson, Elizabeth Sparks. Journal of Nursing Scholarship, 37(4):315. December 2005.
  
  
• Genomic Influences on Schizophrenia-Related Neurotransmitter Systems
  Norman L. Keltner. Journal of Nursing Scholarship, 37(4):322. December 2005.
  
  
• Genomics, Nutrition, Obesity, and Diabetes
  Rolanda Johnson, Scott Williams, Ida J. Spruill. Journal of Nursing Scholarship 38(1), 11-18. February 2006.
  
  
• Factor V Leiden as a Common Genetic Risk Factor for Venous Thromboembolism
  McDonald Horne, Donna Jo McCloskey. Journal of Nursing Scholarship, 38(1), 19-25. February 2006.
  
  
• Ethics, Policy, and Educational Issues in Genetic Testing
  Janet Williams, Heather Skirton, Agnes Masny. Journal of Nursing Scholarship, 38(2), 119-125. April 2006.
  
  
• U.S. Genetics Nurses in Advanced Practice
  Dale Lea, Janet Williams, Judith Cooksey, Patricia Flanagan, Gaetano Forte, & Miriam Blitzer. Journal of Nursing Scholarship, 38(3), 213-218. Sept 2006.
  
  
• Chronic Dementing Conditions, Genomics, and New opportunities for Nursing Interventions
  Debra L Schutte, Ezra C Holston. Journal of Nursing Scholarship, 38(4):328. December 2006.
  
  
• Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma as an Exemplar of the Effects of Genetics and Genomics
  Kathleen A Calzone, Dale Halsey Lea, Agnes Masny. Journal of Nursing Scholarship, 38(4):335. December 2006.
  
  
• Genomics for Health in Preconception and Prenatal Periods
  Siobhan Dolan, Janis Biermann, Karla Damus. Journal of Nursing Scholarship, 39(1), 4-9. January 2007.
  
  
• Establishing the Essential Nursing Competencies for Genetics and Genomics
  Jean Jenkins, Kathleen Calzone. Journal of Nursing Scholarship, 39(1), 10-16. January 2007.
  
  
• The Future of Genomic Nursing Research
  Yvette P Conley, Mindy B Tinkle. Journal of Nursing Scholarship, 39(1), 17-24. January 2007.

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