What legislation has as its purpose to protect Americans against improper use of genetic and genomic information?
A) Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act
B) Nondiscrimination Act for Genomic Information
C) Nondiscrimination Act of Insurance and Employment
D) Genomic Information Nondiscrimination Act
Ans: A
Feedback: Nurses need to become familiar with the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA), which was signed into law in 2008. Its purpose is to protect Americans against improper use of genetic and genomic information in insurance and employment decisions. The other answers are incorrect because they don't exist.
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