A Pilot Study of Nurse Practitioners’ Perceived Competencies and Attitudes Towards Patients Living with Sickle Cell Disease

Author(s)

Lori L. Vick PhD, RN, University of South CarolinaFollow
Sheryl Mitchell
Pearl Fernandes
Abbas Tavakoli MPH, ME, University of South Carolina - ColumbiaFollow
Kara Samuels
Coretta Jenerette

Document Type

Article

Abstract

Background: Nurse practitioners (NPs) play an important role for patients with sickle cell disease (SCD), an inherited hemoglobinopathy that most often affects African Americans in the United States. This pilot study aimed to understand the perceived NP competencies and attitudes toward patients living with SCD. Methods: This was a cross-sectional descriptive pilot study with a convenience sample (N = 32) of NPs who completed an 80-item online survey. Results: The sample was 74.19% White and 90% female. NPs reported lower key competencies and some negative attitudes about patients with SCD. Conclusion: Interventions are necessary to improve NP SCD competencies and attitudes.

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nurpra.2023.104829

Publication Info

Published in Journal for Nurse Practitioners, Volume 20, Issue 1, 2024, pages 104829-.

APA Citation

Vick, L. L., Mitchell, S., Fernandes, P. R., Tavakoli, A., Samuels, K., & Jenerette, C. (2024). A Pilot Study of Nurse Practitioners’ Perceived Competencies and Attitudes towards Patients Living with Sickle Cell Disease. The Journal for Nurse Practitioners, 20(1), 104829. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nurpra.2023.104829

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