Journal of Educational Evaluation for Health Professions

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Assessing genetic and genomic literacy concepts among Albanian nursing and midwifery students: a cross-sectional study: Elona Gaxhja, Mitilda Gugu, Angelo Dante, Armelda Teta, Armela Kapaj, Liljana Ramasaco; J Educ Eval Health Prof. 2025;22:13. Published online April 21, 2025; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3352/jeehp.2025.22.13

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Purpose
This study aimed to adapt and validate the Albanian version of the Genomic Nursing Concept Inventory (GNCI) and to assess the level of genomic literacy among nursing and midwifery students.
Methods
Data were collected via a monocentric online cross-sectional study using the Albanian version of the GNCI. Participants included first-, second-, and third-year nursing and midwifery students. Demographic data such as age, sex, year level, and prior exposure to genetics were collected. The Kruskal-Wallis, Mann-Whitney U, and chi-square tests were used to compare demographic characteristics and GNCI scores between groups.
Results
Among the 715 participants, most were female (88.5%) with a median age of 19 years. Most respondents (65%) had not taken a genetics course, and 83.5% had not attended any related training. The mean score was 7.49, corresponding to a scale difficulty of 24.38% correct responses.
Conclusion
The findings reveal a low foundational knowledge of genetics/genomics among future nurses and midwives. It is essential to enhance learning strategies and update curricula to prepare a competent healthcare workforce in precision health.

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Genomic literacy in nursing: a systematic scoping review of the literature
Angelo Dante, Vittorio Masotta, Ilaria Paoli, Valeria Caponnetto, Maria Caples, Mari Laaksonen, Tina Kamenšek, Cristina Petrucci, Loreto Lancia
BMJ Open.2025; 15(7): e100054. CrossRef

Key competencies for Korean nurses in prenatal genetic nursing: experiential genetic nursing knowledge, and ethics and law: Gyeyoung Shin, Myunghee Jun, Hye-Kyung Kim, Michael Wreen, Sylvia Mimi Kubsch; J Educ Eval Health Prof. 2020;17:36. Published online November 26, 2020; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3352/jeehp.2020.17.36

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Purpose
This study aims at determining the competencies of Korean nurses in prenatal genetic nursing.
Methods
First, a 3-round Delphi survey was conducted to establish prenatal genetic nursing competencies. Second, a prenatal genetic nursing education program (PGNEP), incorporating the findings from the Delphi survey, was designed. Third, a single group pre- and post-quasi-experimental study at a PGNEP workshop was conducted to assess the effectiveness of the integration of the competencies into the PGNEP with the measurements of knowledge about prenatal genetic testing and nursing (K-PGTN) and information needs about prenatal genetic testing and nursing (I-PGTN). Finally, the identified competencies were reexamined for their clarity.
Results
Based on the Delphi survey 78 competency components were identified. The components were then classified under 10 categories, which were organized under 4 domains. The domain of “experiential genetic nursing knowledge” and the domain of “ethics and law” were ranked as the first and the second in significance. The quasi-experimental study showed that the mean scores in K-PGTN were significantly increased from 8.19±2.67 to 11.25±2.51 (P<0.001). The mean scores of “ethics and law” in I-PGTN decreased significantly (P=0.023). The headings of 4 categories and 2 domains were revised.
Conclusion
This study identified competencies for prenatal genetic nursing and nursing education in Korea. There is a need for nursing instructors and researchers to improve the competencies of nurses in the identified areas. Particular emphasis should be placed on experiential nursing knowledge and on ethics and law related to prenatal genetic nursing.

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Empowering midwives with genetic knowledge: A systematic review of educational needs in genomics
Talia Gusen, Lucinda Freeman, Loretta Musgrave
Nurse Education in Practice.2025; 84: 104340. CrossRef
Knowledge and Attitudes of Nurses Toward Genetics and Genomics: A Scoping Review
Konstantinos Mintzaridis, Evangelos Dousis, Eleni Evangelou, Maria Polikandrioti, Ioannis Koutelekos
Cureus.2025;[Epub] CrossRef
Current State of Genomics in Nursing: A Scoping Review of Healthcare Provider Oriented (Clinical and Educational) Outcomes (2012–2022)
Joanne Thomas, Jordan Keels, Kathleen A. Calzone, Laurie Badzek, Sarah Dewell, Christine Patch, Emma T. Tonkin, Andrew A. Dwyer
Genes.2023; 14(11): 2013. CrossRef

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