Date of Award
4-2020
Document Type
Project Paper
Degree Name
Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)
Department
Nursing
Program Affiliation
Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)
First Advisor
Dr. Mary Rivard
Abstract
Nearly 50% of women in the United States will experience urinary incontinence at some point during their lives. Urinary incontinence impacts multiple aspects of a woman’s life, yet remains underdiagnosed by primary care providers. The purpose of this project is to implement education and reminders for primary care providers, in order to improve urinary incontinence knowledge and assessment of women 18 years of age or older. The project was carried out in a primary care clinic with primary care providers serving as the participants.
A quasi-experimental one-group pretest-posttest design was utilized. Data from a five question pre- and posttest were compared. Statistical significance was demonstrated in all five questions. Results indicate implementation of a urinary incontinence educational session coupled with reminders can improve primary care provider knowledge and clinical decisions regarding urinary incontinence in women, as well as improve patient outcomes.
Recommended Citation
Roloff, Kendra L., "Effect of Provider Education on Urinary Incontinence Knowledge and Assessment" (2020). Nursing Capstones. 376.
https://commons.und.edu/nurs-capstones/376