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Increasing Staff Knowledge And Screening Practices For Adverse Childhood Experiences In Primary Care, Angela Mcgraw
Increasing Staff Knowledge And Screening Practices For Adverse Childhood Experiences In Primary Care, Angela Mcgraw
Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Projects
Adverse childhood experiences (ACE) are important to future health outcomes. Many health care providers lack the knowledge or training to assess for ACE. Purpose. The purpose of this quality improvement project is to increase the identification of ACE among adult clients in a primary care clinic in Saint John New Brunswick Canada, through the delivery of an education session for the health care team members and patient screening for ACE. Methods. Staff at one clinic attended an educational program about ACE. Staff completed a pre and post education survey questionnaire (N = 8). Additionally, clinic patients (N= 32) were screened …
Nurse Practitioner Screening For Adverse Childhood Outcomes In Adult Primary Care, Mary B. Shafer
Nurse Practitioner Screening For Adverse Childhood Outcomes In Adult Primary Care, Mary B. Shafer
Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Projects
Adverse childhood experiences (ACE) contribute to negative health outcomes. The impact of ACE is linked with physical, mental, and developmental disruption, increase in health-risk behaviors, and increased healthcare utilization. Approximately sixty percent of the US population reports a history of ACE. Despite this growing evidence that ACE is associated with health problems, primary care providers infrequently screen patients for ACE, nor do they consider the impact of ACE on health. The lack of routine screening for ACE in primary care represents lost opportunities to impact health outcomes and promote wellness. The overall goal of this project is to translate research …