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Enhancing Knowledge And Confidence In A Retail Clinic Setting Of Practitioners In Treating Primary And Secondary Hypertension, Ravon Mckoy Jan 2022

Enhancing Knowledge And Confidence In A Retail Clinic Setting Of Practitioners In Treating Primary And Secondary Hypertension, Ravon Mckoy

Doctor of Nursing Practice Projects

Many adult and adolescent patients in primary care settings are diagnosed with primary hypertension, however the workup often does not include an evaluation of secondary causes. The purpose of this Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) project was to improve the diagnosis and treatment of hypertension for patients seeking health care in a retail clinic setting. The PICOT question was, what is the effect of an educational offering on hypertension standards of care in enhancing knowledge and confidence for providers working in a retail health clinic setting? The sampling frame was 40 Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants employed at CVS Minute …