Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Projects
Access Control
Open Access
Degree Program
Doctor of Nursing Practice
Degree Track
Family Nurse Practioner
Year Degree Awarded
2021
DOI
https://doi.org/10.7275/22708372
Month Degree Awarded
May
Keywords
arthritis, non-pharmacological, therapy, complications, diet therapy, drug therapy
Advisor
Jeungok Choi, PhD, RN, MPH
DNP Project Chair
Jeungok Choi, PhD, RN, MPH
DNP Project Outside Member Name
Clare Lamontagne, PhD, RN
Abstract
Background: Arthritis is a chronic concern for individuals and providers. It creates significant costs both directly and indirectly. Individuals with a diagnosis of any type of arthritis are more likely to follow a specialist in regard to their chronic, debilitating illness management. Evidence supports some complementary and alternative modalities (for example, diet adjustments, supplements, and exercise) to improve arthritis management in adjunct to the specialists plan of care. Purpose: The purpose of this project was to review current evidence regarding adjunct complementary and alternative modalities (CAM). Results were synthesized to develop educational materials titled “Wrap Around Care/Approach” to improve nursing student education on CAM and ultimately future patient outcomes. Development of Evidence-based Education Session. Nine databases including Cumulative Index of Nursing, Allied Health Literature, and PubMed were searched and eleven studies were used as the foundation for the development of Wrap Around Care/Approach educational session. Presentation of the Education Session. For the educational session, a voice-recorded PowerPoint presentation was prepared and shared with nursing students through the invitation to participate posted to the student’s learning management system. Once accepted, the students followed three steps of consenting, listening to the educational materials, and then completing the post education survey. Results. Thirty-two (n=32) students participated in the education and post-survey. The two main expected outcomes were attained. 100% (n=32) of the students disclosed they learned new knowledge and greater than 30 (n=32) students participated in the project. Conclusion: Nursing students were able to further contribute to the evidence-based chronic care for patients with arthritis utilizing the Wrap Around Care/Approach information. With the educational materials students can help patients encourage self-care and management outside of the specialists’ office. Students can easily print out these educational materials and resources to reference, help patients practice increased self-care, and reinforce the valuable patient teaching that occurs during the office visit.
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