Keywords

health seeking behavior, nursing outcome classification, nurse practitioner, outcomes

 

Authors

  1. Macnee, Carol L. PhD, RN
  2. Edwards, Joellen PhD, RN
  3. Kaplan, Amy MSN, APRN,BC
  4. Reed, Sue BSN, FNP
  5. Bradford, Susanne MSN, FNP
  6. Walls, Jennie MSN, FNP
  7. Schaller-Ayers, Jennifer M. PhD, RN,BC

Abstract

This study evaluated the accomplishment of the Nursing Outcomes Classification (NOC) outcome "Health Seeking Behavior" in 5 nurse-managed clinics. Nurse practitioners and registered nurses rated patients on 11 indicators of health seeking behaviors, and recorded their level of knowledge of the patient. A total of 556 evaluations were collected. Health seeking behavior scores were lowest in a rural county school-based clinic and highest in a federally qualified health center. Ratings increased with nurses' knowledge of patients and for older patients.