Date of Conferral

5-23-2025

Date of Award

May 2025

Degree

Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)

School

Nursing

Advisor

Joan Moon

Abstract

The Veteran’s hospital for which this DNP clinical practice patient education guideline (CPPEG) was developed has made strides in addressing the needs of patients with substance use disorders (SUDs). However, the problem identified for this project was the need for veterans with SUDs to obtain information about resources available in the hospital, community, or state to manage their recovery. The project question was as follows: Will a CPPEG on resources for patients with SUDs meet the optimal threshold of 7 on the Appraisal of Guidelines for Research and Evaluation (AGREE) II Instrument? The purpose was to plan, implement, and evaluate a CPPEG for patients with SUDs that included the identified resources. The guideline was appraised by three members of an expert panel using the AGREE II Instrument, a Likert-type scale scoring 23 items across six domains. Descriptive statistics were used to analyze the data, which resulted in a range of 6.6 to 6.9 between the six domains, with an overall mean of 6.8. Three “end-users” comprising of two nurses and a social worker evaluated the guideline for accuracy, importance, user-friendliness, confidence in use, and perceived patient benefit using a 5-point Likert-type scale, resulting in an overall mean of 5. The major product of the project is the CPPEG, which includes the list of internal and external resources. The CPPEG will provide a standardized process for providing care for veterans with SUDs. Nurses are strategically placed in the healthcare system, making them crucial to meeting patient needs and cross training other staff. Addressing the practice problem within the context of nursing practice is important because nurses will be well armed with streamlined protocols to optimize patient care and support recovery from SUDs.

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