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State of the Science: Social, Psychological, and Ethical Nursing Research in Genetics

Integrative reviews of the literature are generally understood as one way scholars and students develop new knowledge within the discipline of nursing (Ganong 1987). This literature review integrates published nursing research pertaining to the social, psychological, and ethical implications of genetics for patients and for nursing practice. A synthesis of this literature enables the entire nursing profession to understand where we have arrived and where we are going (Feldman 1971) in terms of incorporating genetic science into nursing practice. My goal is to provide concrete suggestions for journal editors and leaders in continuing education who disseminate this knowledge to nurses. An understanding of where the cutting edge of nursing research lies will help nursing leaders envision how they can promote future growth and development of genetic knowledge for and about nursing. They will better understand how to present this knowledge to nurses who are already interested in genetic information and how to appeal to nurses who think that genetics does not relate to practice. 
 
The first goal of this review is to identify and analyze genetic nursing research published in English that directly addresses the social, psychological, and ethical impact of genetics on nursing, patients, families, and communities. The second goal is to conceptually map the state of the science and the art of genetic nursing research based on a systematic mode of inquiry. The third goal is to interpret and infer generalizations about how this body of research relates to and expands extant nursing knowledge.