Nurse Practitioner Students' Knowledge Assessment and Perceived Preparedness to Triage Ophthalmology Complaints in a Primary Care Setting: An Educational Intervention

Grace R. Reilly; Nancy G. Russell; Kimberly McIltrot; Stephen D. Sisson; Adrienne W. Scott

doi:10.1055/s-0043-1771355

Journal of Academic Ophthalmology (Jul 2023)

Nurse Practitioner Students' Knowledge Assessment and Perceived Preparedness to Triage Ophthalmology Complaints in a Primary Care Setting: An Educational Intervention

Grace R. Reilly,
Nancy G. Russell,
Kimberly McIltrot,
Stephen D. Sisson,
Adrienne W. Scott

Affiliations

Grace R. Reilly: ORCiD; Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Nancy G. Russell: Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing, Baltimore, Maryland
Kimberly McIltrot: Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing, Baltimore, Maryland
Stephen D. Sisson: Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
Adrienne W. Scott: Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0043-1771355
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 15, no. 02
pp. e232 – e236

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Purpose In this proof-of-concept pilot study, we aimed to increase nurse practitioner (NP) student knowledge of ophthalmology to prepare NPs for encounters in primary care settings. The Association of University Professors of Ophthalmology (AUPO) and the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) endorse core knowledge that medical students should achieve. We assess the effectiveness of an innovative ophthalmologist-led curriculum based on these competencies tailored to issues NPs encounter in primary care.

Published in Journal of Academic Ophthalmology

ISSN: 2475-4757 (Online)
Publisher: Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc.
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Medicine: Ophthalmology
Website: https://doi.org/10.1055/s-00033285

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