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    Nursing students’ genomics literacy:
    (Teaching and Learning in Nursing, 2023-01) Parviainen, Anndra; Ward, Linda D.; Halkoaho, Arja; Laing, Bobbi; Maguire, Jane; Palovaara, Marjo; Mandysova, Petra; Bacungan, Gabriel; Mamungay, Jima J.; Sund, Reijo; Mikkonen, Santtu; Carlberg, Carsten; Katri Vehviläinen-Julkunen
    This study aimed to investigate the genomics literacy of Finnish and Filipino nursing students as a basis for developing a genomics nursing education course. This is a cross-sectional online survey using the 31-item Genomic Nursing Concept Inventory, IBM SPSS version 27, and item-analysis. A total of 245 nursing students participated in the study; 75% reported that they had not completed any genetics-genomics courses. The GNCI scores ranged from 2 to 31 total correct answers out of a total possible score of 31. The GNCI mean score of the Finnish cohort (9.53; SD = 3.48; 36% correct) was significantly lower compared to the Filipino cohort (16.21; SD = 9.74, 58% correct). These results show that the genomics literacy of nursing students in Finland and the Philippines is weak, particularly in human genome homogeneity and genotype-phenotype association concepts. We recommend designing effective genetic and genomic educational programs and updating the nursing curricula.