The basics -- Genomics in health care -- Basic and molecular concepts in biology -- Human diversity and variation : we are not all genetically identical -- Types of genetic disorders : influences on chromosome and gene action and inheritance modes -- Prevention, genetic testing, and treatment of genetic disease -- The integration of genetics into nursing courses and curricula -- The application of genomics to pharmacology -- Assessing patients with a genetic "eye" : histories, pedigrees, and physical assessment -- Maternal-child nursing : obstetrics -- Maternal-child nursing : pediatrics -- Adult health and illness and medical-surgical nursing -- Psychiatric and mental health nursing -- Community and public health nursing and genomics -- Trends, social policies, and ethical issues in genomics.