Sexual and reproductive health content in nurse practitioner transition to practice training programs
Objective: To describe the sexual and reproductive health (SRH) offerings of transition to practice training programs for certified primary care nurse practitioners in the United States. Study design: Program Directors from all identified primary care training programs (n=51) were invited to partici...
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| description | Objective: To describe the sexual and reproductive health (SRH) offerings of transition to practice training programs for certified primary care nurse practitioners in the United States. Study design: Program Directors from all identified primary care training programs (n=51) were invited to participate in an online survey to assess the SRH didactic and clinical offerings based on competencies developed by the World Health Organization and adapted for the US across 15 domains and 15 related procedures. Results: Twenty-two (43%) surveys were completed. There was considerable variation in offerings, with no single domain required by all programs, nor any program requiring trainees to complete didactic and clinical offerings in all domains. On average, programs required didactic and clinical training for approximately a third of the competencies in the Reproductive Tract Cancers domain (the most required domain) and for approximately a quarter of the competencies in the Contraceptive domain. Infertility/Fertility and Environmental Risks to Reproductive Health were the least commonly required domains. Clinical training tended to be more frequently required or offered than didactic instruction in almost all domains.Regarding procedures, both didactic and clinical training on insertion and removal of intrauterine devices were required by one third of programs. No-scalpel vasectomy was the procedure in which programs were least likely to offer trainees either didactic or clinical training, followed by uterine aspiration for missed or elective abortion or heavy menstrual bleeding. Conclusion: Although SRH is recognized as an essential component of primary care, its inclusion in transition to practice primary care training programs for NPs is low and inconsistent. Implications statement: Preparing primary care NPs to deliver competent SRH care is important for workforce development and patient care. Our study highlights a need for additional research to determine the baseline competency in SRH care among primary care NPs in order to further enhance education, training and policies with this aim. Keywords: Nursing, Nurse practitioner, Primary care, Sexual and reproductive health, Post-graduate education, Competency |
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| spelling | doaj.art-efb362b52e5248de98aa97e3d8b663842022-12-21T23:30:29ZengElsevierContraception: X2590-15162019-01-011Sexual and reproductive health content in nurse practitioner transition to practice training programsKatherine Simmonds0Joyce Cappiello1Alex Hoyt2MGH Institute of Health Professions, School of Nursing, 36 1st Ave., Charlestown, MA 02129; Corresponding author.University of New Hampshire, 249 Hewitt Hall, Durham, NH 03825MGH Institute of Health Professions, School of Nursing, 36 1st Ave., Charlestown, MA 02129Objective: To describe the sexual and reproductive health (SRH) offerings of transition to practice training programs for certified primary care nurse practitioners in the United States. Study design: Program Directors from all identified primary care training programs (n=51) were invited to participate in an online survey to assess the SRH didactic and clinical offerings based on competencies developed by the World Health Organization and adapted for the US across 15 domains and 15 related procedures. Results: Twenty-two (43%) surveys were completed. There was considerable variation in offerings, with no single domain required by all programs, nor any program requiring trainees to complete didactic and clinical offerings in all domains. On average, programs required didactic and clinical training for approximately a third of the competencies in the Reproductive Tract Cancers domain (the most required domain) and for approximately a quarter of the competencies in the Contraceptive domain. Infertility/Fertility and Environmental Risks to Reproductive Health were the least commonly required domains. Clinical training tended to be more frequently required or offered than didactic instruction in almost all domains.Regarding procedures, both didactic and clinical training on insertion and removal of intrauterine devices were required by one third of programs. No-scalpel vasectomy was the procedure in which programs were least likely to offer trainees either didactic or clinical training, followed by uterine aspiration for missed or elective abortion or heavy menstrual bleeding. Conclusion: Although SRH is recognized as an essential component of primary care, its inclusion in transition to practice primary care training programs for NPs is low and inconsistent. Implications statement: Preparing primary care NPs to deliver competent SRH care is important for workforce development and patient care. Our study highlights a need for additional research to determine the baseline competency in SRH care among primary care NPs in order to further enhance education, training and policies with this aim. Keywords: Nursing, Nurse practitioner, Primary care, Sexual and reproductive health, Post-graduate education, Competencyhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590151619300048 |
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