The Lived Experiences of African American Women Receiving Care from Nurse Practitioners in an Urban Nurse-Managed Clinic

Online Journal of Cultural Competence in Nursing and Healthcare Vol. 1, No. 1, 2011 ABSTRACT The purpose of this qualitative phenomenological study was to discover African American women‟s lived experiences of receiving primary health care from nurse practitioners. Leininger‟s culture care theory was used as the organizing framework for this study. Eleven African American women who were receiving care in a nurse managed urban care center were recruited as participants for this study. An adaptation of Leininger‟s openended inquiry guide and the Sunrise Enabler were used along with Colaizzi‟s phenomenological method to assist with the data collection and analysis. Audiotaped interviews and the researchers‟ observations were analyzed in search of significant statements and formulations of meanings and themes. The findings from this study are useful in understanding African American women‟s lived experiences when receiving care from nurse practitioners and assisting nurse practitioners in providing culturally congruent care that is satisfying and beneficial to African American women.