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Using the Diffusion of Innovations theory to understand the uptake of genetics in nursing practice: identifying the characteristics of genetic nurse adopters.
Journal of advanced nursing - 1 Apr 2014
Andrews Verity, Tonkin Emma, Lancastle Deborah, Kirk Maggie
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AIM: To identify the characteristics of nurses who are using genetics in practice and consider the implications of the findings for optimizing its wider uptake. BACKGROUND: Nurses are crucial in realizing the benefits from advances in genetic and genomic health care. Although many recognize genetics as an important component of disease, most feel unprepared to engage with it in practice. The Diffusion of...
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