Felissa R. Lashley 
Clinical Genetics in Nursing Practice [EPUB ebook] 
Third Edition

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Introduction

Part I: Basics of Genetics and Human Genetics

Part II: Major Genetic Disorders

Part III: Assessing and Intervening with Clients and Families at Genetic Risk

Part IV: The Role of Genetics in Common Situations, Conditions, and Diseases

Part V: In Closing

Glossary

Appendix A: Useful Genetics Web sites for Professional Information

Appendix B: Organizations and Groups with Web sites that Provide Information, Products, and Services for Genetic Conditions
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Felissa R. Lashley, Ph D, RN, FABMGG, is former dean and professor at the College of Nursing at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. Prior to that, she was a dean and professor at the Southern Illinois University—Edwardsville and a clinical professor of pediatrics at the School of Medicine, Southern Illinois University—Springfield. She is the first nurse to be certified as a Ph D medical geneticist by the American Board of Medical Genetics, and is a founding fellow of the American College of Medical Genetics. She began her practice of genetic evaluation and counseling in 1973.