Principal Investigators:
Jennifer Brower, Clinical Assistant Professor, Science of Nursing Care, School of Nursing. Caitlin Luebcke, Adjunct Lecturer, Science of Nursing Care, School of Nursing.
Project Title:
Obstetric Considerations in Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Curriculum
Funding Level:
$10000
Abstract:
Historically, adult-gerontology acute care nurse practitioner (AGACNP) program curricula have not emphasized care of critically ill obstetric patients. Rising maternal morbidity and mortality rates, along with increased volume of obstetric patients requiring care outside of obstetric units, prompts the question of who’s purview the care of this vulnerable patient population becomes. The IUSON Master of Science in Nursing program offers the Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (AGACNP) clinical track. The clinical management courses of this specialty track span a 12-month period and include instruction for the clinical management of acutely ill adult and geriatric patient population but did not previously include the adult obstetric patient. Results from a pilot study of the current AGACNP cohort demonstrated knowledge gaps and low levels of self-efficacy in the majority of AGACNP students regarding care of the critically ill obstetric patient. The investigators will be implementing obstetric considerations into each body-system module and high-fidelity simulation scenarios into the clinical management courses in the AGACNP track to provide foundational knowledge in caring for the critically ill obstetric patient. The impact of this curriculum addition will be evaluated utilizing a knowledge-based pre/posttest and modified self-efficacy tool pre- and post- instruction.
