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Educational Strategies For Healthcare Providers Of Postpartum Women With Substance Use Disorder, Agnes Denise White
Educational Strategies For Healthcare Providers Of Postpartum Women With Substance Use Disorder, Agnes Denise White
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
AbstractProviding educational strategies to maternal-child staff members can improve their attitudes, perceptions, and stigma towards the childbearing age women who are substance users. In the United States, an increased number of pregnant women have substance abuse problems. It is important that the maternal child staff have the resources and are equipped to care for women who are substance users struggling with their addictions and motherhood. The purpose of this project was to determine whether an educational program provided to postpartum nurses increased knowledge on the special needs of the new mother with a substance abuse issue. The education of the …
Educating Nurse Practitioners To Avoid Urine Cultures To Prevent Overuse Of Antibiotics, Diane Evelen Deangelo
Educating Nurse Practitioners To Avoid Urine Cultures To Prevent Overuse Of Antibiotics, Diane Evelen Deangelo
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Unnecessary antibiotics are often ordered for positive urine cultures in long-term care (LTC) residents despite a lack of symptoms, indicating asymptomatic bacteriuria (ASB). Treating ASB with antibiotics can result in antibiotic-resistant organisms, allergic reactions to antibiotics, and secondary infections such as clostridium difficile. The purpose of this DNP project was to provide an evidence-based education intervention regarding management of ASB and UTIs with the hope of increasing the knowledge among nurse practitioners (NPs) that could be translated into practice and result in a decreased antibiotic use in LTC patients. The DNP project was grounded in Knowles’ adult learning theory and …