title: Nurse practitioner/physician assistant education and the management of HCV.
abstract: In this article, the authors discuss the consequences of the 911 attack on the United States and the concomitant increase in the noted prevalence of Hepatitis C Virus due to the presence of the virus in the blood donors. The authors discuss the background and consequences of infection with the virus, epidemiology, impetus for curricula development, curricular outcomes, curricula modules, and HCV case management for nurse practitioners (NPs) and physician assistants (PAs).
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing, Fayetteville State University, USA. rwjohnson@uncfsu.edu
authors.forename: Ruth W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.forename: Tracy
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Holman-Speight
mesh_terms: D001741:Black or African American / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D001782:Blood Donors / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D019090:Case Management; D003479:Curriculum; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004511:Education, Nursing, Graduate / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005544:Forecasting; D006526:Hepatitis C / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D020380:Needs Assessment; D009722:Nurse Practitioners / Q000193:education*; D024802:Nurse's Role; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D010823:Physician Assistants / Q000193:education*; D011159:Population Surveillance; D015995:Prevalence; D011320:Primary Health Care; D011634:Public Health; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology