Susanne Quallich, Robert Calimente, Lorraine M Novosel
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Abstract
Background: This study explored nurse practitioner (NP) recall relative to men's urology/sexual/reproductive health content in NP educational programs, which often require separate women's health content.
Purpose: This study explored practicing NPs' recall of (1) curricula content relative to men's urology/sexual/reproductive health topics and (2) specific physical examination and laboratory interpretation content relative to men's urology, sexual, and reproductive health topics.
Methodology: This exploratory study used a cross-sectional, descriptive design. A convenience sample of NPs working with adult male patients were recruited among attendees of the 2023 American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) National Conference. Respondents completed a one-time, anonymous, online survey assessing recall of the amount of time dedicated to learning about various men's urologic/sexual/reproductive health issues.
Results: Ninety NPs completed the survey, averaging 9.9 ± 6.9 years in practice. 84% of participants felt that their NP program offered more content focused on women's health care needs compared with men's health content. Using a 0 (not prepared) to 10 (thoroughly prepared) Likert scale for a response to "How well do you feel your NP program prepared you to manage the specific health care needs of," the average was 4.1 for men and 6.9 for women.
Conclusions: This is the first project to quantify men's health topics as part of the NP curriculum, creating groundwork for discussion of apparent disparity in gender-specific curricula content and a potential gap in NP knowledge relative to men's urologic/sexual/reproductive health issues.
Implications: These results suggest a need for a formalized men's health curriculum to complement the women's health curriculum present in most NP programs.
期刊介绍：
The Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (JAANP) is a monthly peer-reviewed professional journal that serves as the official publication of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners.
Published since 1989, the JAANP provides a strong clinical focus with articles related to primary, secondary, and tertiary care, nurse practitioner education, health policy, ethics and ethical issues, and health care delivery. The journal publishes original research, integrative/comprehensive reviews, case studies, a variety of topics in clinical practice, and theory-based articles related to patient and professional education. Although the majority of nurse practitioners function in primary care, there is an increasing focus on the provision of care across all types of systems from acute to long-term care settings.
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