A nurse manager is educating a group of staff nurses about genetics and genomics. The nurse manager judges that the teaching has been effective when one of the staff nurses states:
a. "Health outcomes and treatment of dis-ease processes have not increased with the study of genetics and genomics.".
b. "Only researchers benefit from the study of genetics and genomics.".
c. "This area of study has nothing to do with nurses.".
d. "Genetics and genomes have increased the ability of health care professionals to assist patients in improving health outcomes.".
D
The study of genetics and genomes has increased the ability of health care professionals to assist patients in improving health outcomes. Nurses involved in this area of health care educate pa-tients; provide support and treatments based in the most current research.
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