Page, Angela Curtis_DNP_2021

Title Page, Angela Curtis_DNP_2021
Alternative Title Improving Pre-Kindergarten Child Health Outcomes by Integrating the Role of a Nurse Practitioner as a Health Consultant in a School-Based Setting
Creator Page, Angela C., MSN, APRN, PPCNP-BC
Collection Name Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)
Description The following Doctor of Nursing Practice dissertation examines the impacts of pre-kindergarten health outcomes by integrating a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner (PNP) as a health consultant in a school setting.
Abstract Children between the ages of three and six are in a period of critical growth and development. A school-based preschool is an ideal location for critical early vision, hearing, speech/language, and immunization screenings to identify problems that could adversely affect a child's learning ability. The purpose of this Doctor of Nursing Practice project was to improve pre-kindergarten health outcomes by integrating a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner (PNP) as a health consultant in a school setting. Pre-school and kindergarten health screenings were coordinated between the PNP, school educators, speech/language pathologists, and community partners. A tracking system was established, and data were gathered on students who were screened and referred to and received interventions. Parents and educators completed a post-survey that evaluated satisfaction with the PNP health consultant's role. Immunization monitoring and intervention revealed that 99.5% of children were completely immunized compared with 94% of children the previous year. 30% of children were identified as needing referrals for health services compared to 8% from the previous year. The majority of parents and educators were extremely satisfied with the PNP's role and expressed a desire for continuation. In a preschool setting, a PNP can positively impact population health management outside of the traditional medical setting. A school-based PNP improves healthcare access, thereby enhancing the common goal of improving young children's health outcomes.
Subject Pediatric medicine; Health promotion; Medical screening
Keywords well-child care; healthcare access; school-based health; preschool health screening; immunizations
Digital Publisher Stewart Library, Weber State University, Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date 2021
Medium Dissertation
Type Text
Access Extent 820 KB; 48 page PDF
Language eng
Rights The author has granted Weber State University Archives a limited, non-exclusive, royalty-free license to reproduce his or her theses, in whole or in part, in electronic or paper form and to make it available to the general public at no charge. The author retains all other rights.
Source University Archives Electronic Records; Annie Taylor Dee School of Nursing. Stewart Library, Weber State University
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Setname wsu_atdson
ID 12068
Reference URL https://digital.weber.edu/ark:/87278/s6tqr510
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