ABSTRACT
PURPOSE: To assess and improve school nurse knowledge of HPV-associated cancers. DESIGN: An experimental quality improvement study. METHODS: At a continuing education regional conference, an interactive HPV education session was provided. Pre- and post-education surveys were completed by attendees. FINDINGS: After the educational intervention, 89.9% of nurses indicated a change in knowledge and 83.2% indicated a planned change in practice. CONCLUSIONS: An education intervention aimed at school nurses can be impactful in broadening the understanding of HPV oncogenesis. CLINICAL EVIDENCE: Educational interventions can be a strategy to increase school nurse knowledge and subsequently patient knowledge about HPV associated cancers.
Subject(s)
Alphapapillomavirus , Neoplasms , Nurses , Papillomavirus Infections , Papillomavirus Vaccines , Uterine Cervical Neoplasms , Clinical Competence , Female , Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice , Humans , Papillomaviridae , Papillomavirus Infections/prevention & control , Schools , Surveys and Questionnaires , Uterine Cervical Neoplasms/prevention & control , VaccinationSubject(s)
COVID-19 , Laryngectomy , Postoperative Care/methods , COVID-19/diagnosis , COVID-19/transmission , COVID-19 Testing , Hand Disinfection , Humans , Larynx, Artificial , Masks , Pandemics , Quarantine , SARS-CoV-2ABSTRACT
The demographics of our country are changing. With increased life expectancy comes more elderly critical care patients whom may have never sought medical care until a critical event has occurred. Approximately 40% of intensive care unit patients are elderly. We must pay close attention to this group of patients and continually strive to give them the best care possible. By utilizing continuous process improvement strategies, which are similar in many ways to the nursing process, we can best meet their needs.
