Which role of the nurse will be most important in the future practice of providing genomic nursing care?
a. Direct caregiver
b. Educator
c. Advocate
d. Referral agent
C
Although the nurse will use all of these roles when providing genomic nursing care, the most important role will be that of advocate. Nurses will increasingly provide guidance on policy dis-cussions and ethical issues that relate to confidentiality, privacy, and commercialization. This is the nursing role of advocate.
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