Dolce Maria C, Haber Judith, Savageau Judith A, Hartnett Erin, Riedy Christine A
Stony Brook University School of Nursing, Health Sciences Center, Stony Brook, NY.
The Ursula Springer Leadership Professor in Nursing, NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing, New York, NY.
J Am Assoc Nurse Pract. 2018 Nov;30(11):638-647. doi: 10.1097/JXX.0000000000000079.
Nurse practitioners (NPs) are a significant segment of the US primary care workforce and have a pivotal role in improving access to oral health (OH) care. The purpose of this research was to assess OH curricular integration in primary care NP programs and to examine factors that influence integration and satisfaction with graduates' level of OH competence.
A cross-sectional, national survey of NP programs (N = 466) was conducted using an electronically distributed 19-item, self-administered questionnaire. Data analysis included univariate, bivariate, multivariate statistics, and logistic regression modeling.
The large majority of pediatric, family, and adult-gerontology primary care programs are educating NP graduates about OH. Significant factors promoting integration and satisfaction with graduates' level of competence included the presence of a faculty champion and routine teaching by a dental professional or nondental OH expert.
With adequate OH education, NPs are ideally positioned to integrate OH and primary care services in practice, thereby, improving access to OH care.
执业护士（NPs）是美国初级保健劳动力的重要组成部分，在改善口腔健康（OH）护理的可及性方面发挥着关键作用。本研究的目的是评估初级保健NP项目中OH课程的整合情况，并探讨影响整合以及毕业生对OH能力水平满意度的因素。
使用电子分发的19项自填式问卷对NP项目（N = 466）进行了全国性横断面调查。数据分析包括单变量、双变量、多变量统计以及逻辑回归建模。
绝大多数儿科、家庭和成人老年初级保健项目都在对NP毕业生进行OH方面的教育。促进整合以及毕业生对能力水平满意度的重要因素包括有教师支持者以及由牙科专业人员或非牙科OH专家进行常规教学。
通过充分的OH教育，NPs处于在实践中整合OH和初级保健服务的理想位置，从而改善OH护理的可及性。
