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Increasing Pneumococcal Polysaccharide Vaccination Rates In Adults Age 65 Years And Older In A Primary Care Clinic, Ashley Sandbothe

Doctor of Nursing Practice Scholarly Project

The purpose of this study was to increase PPSV23 vaccination rates in adults over the age of 65 years in a Midwestern primary care clinic.

For this project, staff was educated regarding interventions including patient awareness, provider recommendation, staff and provider education, vaccine access, use of the immunization information systems (IIS) and appropriate use of electronic health record (EHR) reminders that have been shown to increase vaccination rates.

Prior to the intervention, data was retrieved, and it was found that between April 1^st-May 31^st 2020, there were 162 patients over the age of 65 that presented to …

Incorporating Waist Circumference Screenings To Initiate Preventative Lifestyle Modification Education: A Feasibility Study For A Clinical Practice Change, Tracy Stahl

Doctor of Nursing Practice Scholarly Project

INCORPORATING WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE SCREENINGS TO INITIATE PREVENTATIVE LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION EDUCATION: A FEASIBILITY PILOT STUDY FOR A CLINICAL PRACTICE CHANGE

An Abstract of the Scholarly Project by

Tracy Stahl MSN, FNP-C

The purpose of this study was to evaluate provider perceptions and willingness to incorporate adult gender-specific waist circumference screenings as a clinical practice change. The project was conducted at the 4-State Advanced Practice Nurses (APN) conference in March 2018. The study consisted of a two-part study that utilized a pretest, educational PowerPoint presentation, posttest, and eight-week posttest to determine self-reported provider practices. Part one of the study analyzed the pretest …

Decreasing Cost Associated Medication Nonadherence, Shawn E. Raymond

Doctor of Nursing Practice Scholarly Project

An Abstract of the Scholarly Project by

Shawn E. Raymond

Medication cost is a major contributor for patient medication nonadherence. Take in the fact that a large population lives in poverty, many cannot afford to pay the retail prices associated with purchasing their medications. By incorporating wholesale medications into a charitable health clinic, the reduced cost of medications for treatment of both acute and chronic illnesses could be passed on to those in need thereby decreasing cost associated medication nonadherence. Nurse Practitioners in the state of Kansas are not afforded the privilege to purchase, repackage and distribute or resell wholesale …