ONS member Suzanne Mahon, DNS, RN, AOCN®, AGN-BC, FAAN, a credentialed genetics professional and professor at Saint Louis University in Missouri and member of the St. Louis ONS Chapter, discusses the ethical dilemmas and implications that affect nurses and patients in germline testing, including informed consent, privacy concerns, and more. AstraZeneca sponsored this podcast episode, which is brought to you by ONS.

Episode Notes

Check out these resources from today’s episode:

• NCPD contact hours are not available for this episode.
• ONS Voice article: Genetic Counselors Help Patients and Providers Understand Biomarker Testing Goals and Results
• ONS Voice article: Help Patients Understand Biomarker Test Results and Clinical Trials Options
• ONS Voice article: How Do You Bridge the Gap Between Ethical Dilemmas and Spirituality?
• ONS Voice article: How to Have Ethical Discussions in Your Practice
• ONS Voice article: Navigating Moral Distress in the Face of Ethical Dilemmas
• ONS Precision Oncology Learning Library
• Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing article: Decision Making: Approaches and Tools to Respond to Ethical Issues in Genetic and Genomic Nursing
• Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing article: Ethics and Genetics: Examining a Crossroads in Nursing Through a Case Study

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