Date of Conferral

2022

Degree

Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)

School

Nursing

Advisor

Regan Smith

Abstract

The practice problem this doctoral project addressed was the misuse of opiates and the alarming number of intentional and unintentional overdose deaths that occur yearly as a result. The practice-focused question was the following: Providing education on the use of the medication-assisted treatment (MAT) protocol to advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) in this practice setting will increase both knowledge and confidence in using the MAT protocol? The health belief model and The Johns Hopkins nursing evidence-based practice model were used as the framework for this project. The health belief model was used to explain and predict an individual’s behavior surrounding their health to change their perception of their disorder and embrace effective strategies to decrease the occurrence. The Johns Hopkins nursing evidence-based practice model was used to appraise the strength of evidence of the articles. Scholarly peer-reviewed journal articles published within the past 5 years were obtained from four databases to support this doctoral project. Pretest, posttest, and survey data were collected from three APRNs at the practice site. Findings indicated APRNs’ knowledge and confidence level increased after the conclusion of the education and training, as evidenced by each APRN scoring a 95% or better on the posttest. The average knowledge assessment pretest score was a 63%, and the average knowledge assessment posttest score was 96%, an increase of 33% after buprenorphine education and training. A recommendation is to include buprenorphine education and training to APRNs when they join this practice to decrease morbidity and mortality rates related to opioid use disorder.

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