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Nurse Practitioner Student Confidence And Competence In Common Women's Health Diagnostic Procedures, Jessica Cowan
Nurse Practitioner Student Confidence And Competence In Common Women's Health Diagnostic Procedures, Jessica Cowan
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Problem: In areas with limited health resources, such as Guatemala, cost-effective and reliable methods for sexually transmitted infection and cervical cancer screenings are needed. The purpose of this Quality Improvement (QI) project was to develop standardized training in Vaginal Wet Mount (VWM) preparation and cervical cancer screening using Visual Inspection with Acetic Acid (VIA) for Nurse Practitioner students who traveled to Guatemala for a week-long global immersion experience.
Methods: This was a QI project with a prospective descriptive design utilizing a purposive sample of 10 University of Missouri-St. Louis Nurse Practitioner students who traveled to Guatemala on medical mission trip …