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Prep Education Intervention, Kristina Jung Msn, Fnp-Bc
Prep Education Intervention, Kristina Jung Msn, Fnp-Bc
Doctor of Nursing Practice Projects
Background: The nation’s HIV infection rate is alarming, yet only a small percentage of eligible individuals are prescribed pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP). This sluggish PrEP uptake may be related to lack of knowledge among non-HIV specialist providers. Thus, interventions toexpand providers’ use of PrEP as an HIV prevention strategy are needed.
Objectives: The project aim was to develop an intervention to improve retail nurse practitioners’ (NP) knowledge for PrEP clinical practice, comfort screening for “at-risk HIV” patients, confidence prescribing PrEP, and likeliness to prescribe PrEP in the next six months.
Methodology: An online PrEP tutorial was implemented for retail clinic NPs. …