Date of Conferral

2022

Degree

Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)

School

Nursing

Advisor

Mary Martin

Abstract

Workplace wellness programs, as a determinant of health, have the potential to improve the health of people, but are often underutilized due to a lack of knowledge of the programs. This project was conducted to examine whether a panel of experts would validate a staff education module designed to improve knowledge deficits amongst Army civilian employees and their supervisors about the Army’s civilian fitness program (CFP). The purpose of this project was to create a staff education module with a pretest and a posttest that could be validated by a panel of experts. The education module addressed the public health nursing practice gap in lack of use of interventions to improve the health of people where they work. The health promotion model emphasized that all aspects in an individual’s life serve as determinants of health. The analysis, design, development, implementation, and evaluation process provided a mechanism to address knowledge deficits as a situational influence. A panel of experts used a Likert scale, modeled from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Quality Training Developer Checklist to validate that the course content met the eight quality benchmark standards for effective training. The five panelists’ mean score of 74.8 out of a maximum 75 on the Likert scale signified the staff education module will improve participants’ level of knowledge about the CFP. This project has potential implications for positive social change by increasing knowledge of workplace wellness programs and resources, which can increase the potential for adoption of beneficial health behaviors that can reduce risk for chronic disease and improve quality of life and benefit society.

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