Impact of an Educational Program for Advanced Practice Nurses on Knowledge of Kidney Disease Outcomes Quality Initiative Guidelines.
Nephrol Nurs J
; 42(5): 455-60, 496; quiz 461, 2015.
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ABSTRACT
Patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) are often referred to a nephrologist late. Contributing factors include primary care providers' lack of awareness of practice guidelines for treating kidney disease and their uncertainty of timing for referral to a nephrologist. The purpose of this quasi-experimental study was to determine if advanced practice nurses working in primary care are knowledgeable about the National Kidney Foundations Kidney Disease Outcomes Quality Initiative Guidelines, if a CKD education program increases knowledge, and if knowledge is retained. Fourteen advanced practice nurses participated in the study. The knowledge outcome was measured using a CKD knowledge-based survey. The results showed a significant increase in knowledge post-intervention; moreover, knowledge gained was retained at the one-month follow-up intervaL This evidence-based practice project was developed to promote timely referral to a nephrologist, which may then slow the progression of kidney disease, decrease morbidity and mortality, and reduce healthcare cost.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Qualidade da Assistência à Saúde
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Avaliação de Resultados em Cuidados de Saúde
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Guias como Assunto
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Prática Avançada de Enfermagem
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Falência Renal Crônica
Tipo de estudo:
Guideline
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Qualitative_research
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2015
Tipo de documento:
Article