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Nursing

Nova Southeastern University

2020

Anxiety

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Implementation Of An Anxiety Screening And Treatment Protocol In Primary Care, Danielle E. Garcia Jan 2020

Implementation Of An Anxiety Screening And Treatment Protocol In Primary Care, Danielle E. Garcia

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Background: Anxiety is a prevalent problem frequently presenting in the primary care setting in the United States. The lack of routine anxiety screening and evidence-based treatment protocols in the adult primary care setting causes physical, social, and economic consequences.

Purpose: The purpose of this Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) evidence-based practice (EBP) quality improvement project was to implement an EBP anxiety screening and treatment protocol for adults in a primary care clinic to increase early identification and improve management of generalized anxiety disorder (GAD).

Theoretical Framework: W. Edwards Deming’s Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA) cycle framework was utilized for this project. The PDSA …