Tuberculosis education for nurse practitioner students: where we are and where we need to go.

Tuberculosis (TB) has reemerged as a public health concern. This study tested the reliability and validity of an instrument examining self-efficacy in providing TB care, beliefs about educational preparation, and knowledge about TB among nurse practitioner students from diverse programs. A one-time self-report instrument was distributed during a final clinical course.

Educational competencies to strengthen tuberculosis curricula in undergraduate nursing programs.

Worldwide, at least two million people die annually from tuberculosis (TB), with projections of 36 million more global deaths between the years 2003 and 2020. To help nursing faculty strengthen TB curricula and standardize TB content in national and international undergraduate nursing programs, the Nurse Discipline Group of the National Tuberculosis Curriculum Consortium (NTCC) has developed comprehensive TB core competencies and specific student objectives for the classroom setting. These core competencies address the knowledge, ability, and/or skills required for an undergraduate nursing student to provide qualified holistic care for patients, families, and communities impacted by TB.

Contrasts in patients' and providers' explanations of rheumatoid arthritis.

Purpose: To investigate explanations of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) from young women's perceptions of the illness experience and providers' understanding of the disease.

Design And Methods: This ethnographic study included 17 women from age 26 to 40 years who were under medical care for RA, and five health care providers of these participants.

Findings: Two main themes were identified: (a) having RA "is a pain" and (b) it changed me.