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Community-Based Advance Care Planning Seminars: Increasing Knowledge In Decisional Adults, Molly Kuehl
Community-Based Advance Care Planning Seminars: Increasing Knowledge In Decisional Adults, Molly Kuehl
Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Practice Innovation Projects
Healthcare workers care for patients with many comorbidities- many of whom enter the system without a clear understanding of their values and preferences. Private discussions about advance directives (ADs) are effective, but cost-prohibitive. Community-wide education campaigns may result in improved quality of life (QOL) (Blackford & Street, 2012a; Bomba & Orem, 2015; Pecanac, Repenshek, Tennenbaum, & Hammes, 2014; Wilson, Kottke, & Schettle, 2014). The purpose of this project was to determine whether community-based seminars about advance care planning (ACP) increase knowledge in decisional adults 18 and older. This project combined discussion format with an ACP presentation. The presentation was delivered …