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Increasing Long Acting Reversible Contraception Use In Primary Care: Removing The Barriers, Jessamyn Phillips
Increasing Long Acting Reversible Contraception Use In Primary Care: Removing The Barriers, Jessamyn Phillips
Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Projects
Problem: Unintended pregnancy is a serious public health concern. About half of all pregnancies in the United States are unintended (Guttmacher Institute, 2016). This project lead by a Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) student at the University of San Francisco, will showcase the development, implementation, and evaluation of a LARC training program aimed at improving confidence in counseling, competence in insertion, and evaluation increased rates of LARC usage in primary care, directed at reducing unintended pregnancy rates. This program expands upon the Healthy People 2020 goals dedicated to family planning and emphasis on increased utilization of the most effective forms …