A nurse is providing care for a young couple who wish to start a family. In response to one of the couple's questions, the nurse is describing the concept of personalized medicine
To explain this concept adequately, the nurse must understand which of the following?
A) That personalized medicine is, by definition, holistic
B) That collaboration is essential in genomic medicine
C) The ethical basis for genomic medicine
D) The new technologies and treatments of genetic- and genomic-based health care
Ans: D
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To meet the challenges of personalized medicine, nurses must understand the new technologies and treatments of genetic- and genomic-based health care. This may include ethics and collaboration, but it goes beyond these concepts. The nursing care in personalized medicine is not synonymous with holistic care.
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