Date of Conferral

2022

Degree

Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)

School

Nursing

Advisor

Joan Moon

Abstract

Perinatal depression (PND) is a global mood disorder affecting women transitioning into parenthood and is closely related to extensive psychosocial and financial consequences for the family. Ten to twenty percent of new mothers in the US are affected by PND in the year after giving birth. The problem identified for this Doctor of Nursing Practice project was the need for staff education on knowledge of and screening for PND in the obstetrical clinic for which the project was developed in a southeastern state of the US. Using the analysis, design, development, implementation, and evaluation model, the purpose of this Doctor of Nursing Practice project was to plan, implement, and evaluate an education program on PND, including screening, intervention, referral, and follow-up for the condition. The program was presented to 15 nurses. Two sources of evidence related to the practice-focused questions were generated using descriptive statistics. First, the participants evaluated the program related to the objectives with 1 = met and 2 = not met. Results showed the five objectives were met (mean = 1). Secondly, a change in knowledge by participants from pretest to posttest was achieved. Results showed that the group pretest mean score was 3.6 (3.53%) with an individual range from 2 to 6 and the group posttest mean was 7.93 with an individual range 6 to 9 (7.93%). The mean change from pretest to posttest score for the group was 4.4 (39.3 %). This project may result in enhancing the health of mothers, infants, and preventing outcomes such as maternal suicide, infanticide, child abandonment and neglect, substance abuse, and poor family dynamics thus improving the human condition.

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