Document Type
Dissertation
Degree
Doctor of Nursing Practice
Major
Nursing
Date of Defense
7-13-2017
Graduate Advisor
Roxanne Vandermause, PhD, RN
Committee
Nancy Magnuson, DSN, CS, FNP-BC
Laura L. Kuensting, DNP, APRN, PCNS-BC, CPNP, CPEN
Abstract
Abstract
Purpose: Foster care children admitted to residential facilities are a unique and vulnerable group, many presenting with undiagnosed or poorly managed asthma. The alarming rate of residents admitted to a particular residential primary care clinic with a diagnosis of asthma led to the project question: “Based on record reviews, does staff education about the importance of utilizing the national guidelines for asthma education influence the implementation of such guidelines in a residential pediatric clinic?” The purpose of this quality improvement project was to implement a systematic process to influence practice change. The project was conducted over a period of 4 weeks.
Design: The project was a single-group pretest-posttest design. The medical records were examined prior and post National Asthma Guidelines, Expert Panel Report-3 (EPR-3, 2007) education to determine whether guidelines had been implemented. A convenience sample consisted of male and female residents, 12-17 years of age, admitted to the clinic with a diagnosis of asthma or any resident having experienced any asthma symptoms. Twenty-nine children’s records (n=29) were studied.
Findings: The composite review of documented asthma guidelines was significantly higher post-intervention (M=3.96, SD=1.81) than pre-intervention (M=1.34, SD=1.54), t(28)=7.99, p<0.05 for all measured variables. A large effect size was noted.
Conclusion: Implementing national asthma guidelines encouraged best-practice for the residential facility and improved asthma care for a transient high-risk population. The literature review demonstrated a lack of data regarding pediatric primary care clinics in residential facilities.
Implications: This study provided important information about implementing evidence-based practice. Larger studies are needed in the future.
OCLC Number
1037097075
Recommended Citation
Foster-Staples, Patricia A., "Implementation of the National Asthma Guidelines in a Residential Pediatric Clinic" (2017). Dissertations. 676.
https://irl.umsl.edu/dissertation/676
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