Document Type

Dissertation

Title

Baccalaureate Nurses’ Experiences and Understanding of Adults Living with Sickle Cell Disease

Authors

Shelia Ann Reid, Nova Southeastern University

Degree Name

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Nursing Education

Copyright Statement

All rights reserved. This publication is intended for use solely by faculty, students, and staff of Nova Southeastern University. No part of this publication may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form or by any means, now known or later developed, including but not limited to photocopying, recording, or other electronic or mechanical methods, without the prior written permission of the author or the publisher.

Department

College of Nursing

First Advisor

Marcia Derby-Davis

Publication Date / Copyright Date

2019

Publisher

Nova Southeastern University

NSUWorks Citation

Shelia Ann Reid. 2019. Baccalaureate Nurses’ Experiences and Understanding of Adults Living with Sickle Cell Disease. Doctoral dissertation. Nova Southeastern University. Retrieved from NSUWorks, College of Nursing. (64)
https://nsuworks.nova.edu/hpd_con_stuetd/64.

Abstract

Background: Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a chronic, genetic blood disorder with most treatment interventions geared toward the acute phase of the disease, which often leads to fragmented care. In Canada, the teaching of SCD occurs without a genetic competency, resulting in miscommunication, misunderstanding, and inadequate nursing care. Purpose: This investigator examined baccalaureate nurses’ experiences and understanding of working with adults living with SCD. Methods: A semi-structured interview guide was used to explore baccalaureate nurses' experiences and understanding of working with young adults living with SCD. Results: Lindseth and Norbergs’ (2004) interpretation of Ricoeur’s hermeneutic interpretative phenomenological approach was used to analyze, interpret, and report the research findings. Conclusions: With the research findings, an in-depth understanding of baccalaureate nurses’ experiences and understanding of working with this vulnerable population was provided. Baccalaureate nurses’ experiences and understanding offered new insights to foster curricula change in nursing education.

Disciplines

Nursing

Keywords

Baccalaureate, Experiences, Genomics/genetics, Nurses, Sickle cell disease, Understanding

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