Nursing and Genetics: a feminist critique moves us towards transdisciplinary teams
Genetic information and technologies are increasingly important in health care, not only in technologically advanced countries, but world-wide. Several global factors promise to increase future demand for morally conscious genetic health services and research. Although they are the largest professio...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Sage
2000
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In: |
Nursing ethics
Year: 2000, Volume: 7, Issue: 3, Pages: 191-204 |
Further subjects: | B
Transdisciplinary
B genetic nursing B Human Genome Project B Feminist ethics |
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Summary: | Genetic information and technologies are increasingly important in health care, not only in technologically advanced countries, but world-wide. Several global factors promise to increase future demand for morally conscious genetic health services and research. Although they are the largest professional group delivering health care world-wide, nurses have not taken the lead in meeting this challenge. Insights from feminist analysis help to illuminate some of the social institutions and cultural obstacles that have impeded the integration of genetics technology into the discipline of nursing. An alternative model is suggested - the transdisciplinary model - which was developed initially by a nurse and introduced in the 1970s into the delivery of health care and social services for children with developmental disabilities. This holistic model enables all health care professionals to have an equal voice in determining how genetic health care will be globalized. |
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ISSN: | 1477-0989 |
Contains: | Enthalten in: Nursing ethics
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/096973300000700302 |