Date of Conferral

2-12-2025

Degree

Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)

School

Nursing

Advisor

Patricia Schweickert

Abstract

This Doctor of Nursing Practice project was a clinical practice guideline project focused on overweight and obesity management of adult women in primary care. The practice problem identified was the lack of an evidence-based clinical practice guideline to manage overweight/obesity in adult women. It was important to address this problem because overweight and obesity were significant health concerns at this clinical site in the United States and the world. The practice-focused question was the following: “Does the evidence support the development and Appraisal of Guideline for Research and Evaluation (AGREE) II instrument quality scoring of a clinical practice guideline on overweight and obesity in adult women that is approved for use in the practice by end users?” The purpose of this project was to address the gap in practice of the lack of an evidence-based clinical practice guideline for practitioners in managing obesity in adult women. The analytical strategies for this project included analyzing 22 articles of evidence using the Johns Hopkins Individual Evidence and Synthesis Analysis. The methodological quality of the clinical practice guideline was assessed via the AGREE II instrument by an expert panel of three. The AGREE II assessment results from all six domains resulted in scores ranging from 100% to 90%, indicating in a high-quality score resulting in 100% acceptance for use by end users. The product generated from this project was the clinical practice guideline. The implications for nursing practice included the importance of nurses in evidence-based care. This project may drive positive social change by improving healthy habits and lifestyle changes, reducing healthcare costs, and improving health outcomes.

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