DNP 810 DQ Week 4 Topic 2 Reply 2
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Topic 4 DQ 2
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Assessment Description
Personalized medicine is an emerging practice that uses an individual's genetic profile
to guide decisions made in regard to prevention, diagnosis, and treatments.
Knowledge of the patient's genetic profile aids providers in selecting therapies.
Without this information, providers cannot properly inform a patient of appropriate
treatments. How would you, as a DNP-prepared nurse, advocate for a patient who has
opposing views compared to yours? Using Christian principles how would you navigate
this situation to guarantee you will be able to advocate for the patient to make an
autonomous genetic decision?
Hello,
It can be hard to imagine that all humans are the same. Therefore, it should not be difficult to imagine
that the interaction of food, medication, or other treatment options should also vary. Given that
individuals are different allergies and interactions with medications, there needs to be a more accurate
way to treat people. Personalized medicine uses genomics to provide genetic information toward
treatment modalities. An individual’s information is vital for a provider to make sound decisions. For
example, a family history or allergies are stored in a patient’s electronic health record. Genetic
information should also be collected to reveal risk for disease or how some medications may have
differing results. Personalized medicine is generally comprised of two different elements. One is the drug
or therapeutic intervention while the other is the diagnostic test (
Center for Drug Evaluation and
Research, 2016). The true gauge is how does pharmacogenomics impact the treatment of
patients. An example is if a patient sees a provider for high blood pressure. The provider may be
encouraged to give a patient blood pressure medications based on little information on what
works for that patient. Sometimes, the best medication is based on what the insurance company
will cover for the patient. This leads to a trial-and-error approach that normally leads to poor
clinical outcomes and management.
Thank you for your post.
Reference
Center for Drug Evaluation and Research. (2016, February 26).
Personalized medicine: A
biological approach to patient treatment
. U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Retrieved
March 18, 2023, from https://www.fda.gov/drugs/news-events-human-drugs/personalized-
medicine-biological-approach-patient-treatment
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