 Nurse Educators, where is Genomics included in the American Association of Colleges of Nursing, AACN Essentials? So you want to know where Genomics is included in the Essentials. The American Association of Colleges of Nursing, the AACN, released a new version of the Essentials document in 2021. And the Essentials document is intended to provide a framework for the preparation of nurses at four-year colleges with specific guidance about developing and revising nursing curricula at specific degree levels. A very important document for academic nurse educators. So to answer the question, where is Genomics included in the Essentials, it's everywhere in the Essentials. Each one of the 10 domains includes competencies and sub-competencies for which Genomics-informed nursing has relevant and concrete applications. Genomics is referred specifically several times in the document, but you won't always find the elements related to Genomics simply by clicking and entering a search on genetics or genomics. I'll give you just a couple of examples. So the first domain in the Essentials document talks about foundational knowledge that nurses need to practice. Sub-competency 1.2a states that entry-level nursing education should enable nurses to apply or employ knowledge from nursing science as well as natural physical and social sciences to build an understanding of human experience and nursing practice. Advanced practice nurses need to take this idea one step further and in sub-competency 1.2f, it's noted that they should be able to synthesize this knowledge from nursing and other disciplines. Notice that in these two sub-competencies, the word genomics or genetics does not appear. However, biology is one of the natural sciences and the study of genomics is essential for understanding the fundamental biological processes that make up human physiology, anatomy, including growth development, and the maintenance of homeostasis. Domain 2 is another example. Domain 2 of the Essentials document focuses on person-centered care with applications to individuals and families. What gets more genomic than that? One of the sub-competencies in this domain discusses the importance of being able to apply individualized information, specifically genomic information for the delivery of personalized healthcare. Both entry-level and advanced practice nurses must understand that personalized or precision healthcare is taking into account individual risk levels, screening decisions, and treatment plans. For example, if a woman has a lifetime risk for breast cancer that exceeds 20%, guidelines recommend that she receive annual screening MRI in addition to mammography. The Nursing Genomics Project workgroup from ISCCPEG has developed a frequently asked questions page, and on that page, we provide a table that maps a few important nursing learning objectives and activities that will help nurse educators teach students the application of genomics-informed nursing care. So final answer, nursing genomics is everywhere in the Essentials.