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Enhancing Provider Knowledge On The Benefits Of Larc Use In Teens, Lyndsay Camper

Doctor of Nursing Practice Scholarly Project

The present study investigated the effects of introducing an educational intervention to enhance the knowledge of family and obstetric providers in the rural area on the benefits of Long-Acting Reversible Contraceptive (LARCs) use in teens. Teen pregnancy is associated with many different health risks including eclampsia, endometritis, and systemic infections. These mothers are also at risk of poverty, lower education levels, reduced employment, and dependence on government assistance programs. Apart from their lack of knowledge on the different types of contraceptives available, many teens do not take their oral contraceptives appropriately. LARCs can include IUDs or implants that prevent unwanted …

Increasing Human Papillomavirus Vaccination Among Adolescents Through Parent Targeted Cancer-Prevention Education, Shannon Duncan

Doctor of Nursing Practice Scholarly Project

INCREASING HUMAN PAPILLOMAVIRUS VACCINATION AMONG ADOLESCENTS THROUGH PARENT TARGETED CANCER-PREVENTION EDUCATION

An Abstract of the Scholarly Project by

Shannon Leigh Duncan

The purpose of this study was to determine if parent targeted HPV education emphasizing the cancer-prevention benefits of vaccination increased initiation of the Gardasil 9 series among adolescents attending Pittsburg Community Middle School (PCMS). This project was completed in conjunction with the Southeast Kansas Community Health Center (SEK CHC) and consisted of providing HPV and Gardasil 9 education to the parents/legal guardians of the students enrolled at PCMS one week prior and during the 2018 parent-teacher conference sessions. An …