Discussing a sensitive topic: Nurse practitioners' and physician assistants' communication strategies in managing patients with erectile dysfunction

Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners

Volumn 21, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 698-705

  Green, Roger ^a   Kodish, Slavica ^b  

^a Little Clinic   (United States)

^b ECKERD COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Addressing a sensitive topic; Communicating with patients; Managing patients with erectile dysfunction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE PRACTITIONER; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF DISCLOSURE; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMMUNICATION; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF DISCLOSURE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 72449200549     PISSN: 10412972     EISSN: 17457599     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-7599.2009.00464.x     Document Type: Article

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