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Diabetes Type Ii Quality Improvement Using The My Own Health Report, Lynn Bennett Mcmorrow Fnp-C
Diabetes Type Ii Quality Improvement Using The My Own Health Report, Lynn Bennett Mcmorrow Fnp-C
College of Nursing and Health Sciences Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Project Publications
Diabetes Mellitus Type II Quality Improvement Using the My Own Health Report
Lynn Bennett McMorrow
Rationale: To maintain Primary Care Medical Home status, Cold Hollow Family Practice (CHFP) is mandated to perform continuous quality improvement for chronically ill patients. To achieve this goal at CHFP, a formal quality improvement (QI) process using a validated health risk assessment tool, My Own Health Report (MOHR) was used to engage patients with Type 2 Diabetes (T2D) in dialogue regarding self change behaviors. The goal was to improve patient self-care management as evidenced by decreased HbA1c readings or weight as compared to non-participating patients, …
Standardizing The Process For Diagnosing Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (Adhd) In The Primary Care Setting, Louise Rosales
Standardizing The Process For Diagnosing Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (Adhd) In The Primary Care Setting, Louise Rosales
College of Nursing and Health Sciences Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Project Publications
Standardizing the Process for Diagnosing
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in the Primary Care Setting
Louise Moon Rosales, MSN, APRN
Purpose. Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a common problem that primary care providers diagnose and treat. Yet, there is a current lack of standardization to diagnose ADHD in many primary care settings. This purpose of this project was to standardize the process of diagnosing ADHD through introduction of screening instruments. Objectives included: assessment of clinician knowledge and attitudes about ADHD, implementation of a clinician-directed educational intervention, and development of a work flow procedure to standardize the diagnostic process.
Methods. …