Date of Award
Fall 12-8-2018
Degree Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)
Department
School of Nursing
First Advisor
Jennifer-Stewart Glenn
Second Advisor
Jane Castle
Abstract
Abstract
Political astuteness among nurse practitioners practicing in states like Tennessee where their scope of practice is restricted needs evaluation to promote policy and scope of practice change to increase access to quality healthcare in rural and underserved areas to decrease healthcare disparities in vulnerable populations. There is a scant amount of literature that specifically addresses political astuteness in nurse practitioners. The purpose of this project is to assess and provide strategies to inform nurse practitioners on political astuteness and activity. A cross sectional survey included the administration of an online version of the Political Astuteness Inventory (PAI), compared results with the demographic questions to establish political astuteness strengths and weaknesses. The PAI is a self-assessment tool created by P.E. Clark in 1981 and used in multiple studies that reveals increased political astuteness following policy related educational activities. A Framework for Action provided the conceptual and theoretical framework to integrate the baseline assessment of political astuteness in NPs in TN to strategize ways to inform NPs to increase political astuteness and activity.
Key words: political astuteness, nurse practitioner, research, Tennessee, restrictive states, and political astuteness inventory
Recommended Citation
Gooch, Tracie and Herrell, Tracie, "Political Astuteness in TN Nurse Practitioners: Strategies to Inform" (2018). Doctoral Projects. 7.
https://digitalcommons.lmunet.edu/dnpprojects/7
