Date of Conferral

9-12-2025

Degree

Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)

School

Nursing

Advisor

Melissa Rouse

Abstract

This staff education quality improvement Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) project was focused on teaching pediatric healthcare providers how to provide education during wellness visits to prevent unintentional childhood injury. The practice problem at the clinic was that pediatric providers lacked knowledge about injury prevention. A literature review showed that unintentional childhood injuries are the leading cause of death in this population. The practice-focused question determined was to determine if, after educating providers, they have improved knowledge and intent to educate their patients. I used the analysis, design, development, implementation and evaluation (ADDIE) model to guide this project. The participants were two nurse practitioners, two physician assistants, and a medical doctor. They completed a presurvey before receiving the education, and a postsurvey afterward. Descriptive statistics were calculated to evaluate participants’ pre- and postsurvey scores, showing an increase in knowledge from 60% presurvey to 85% postsurvey. Eighty percent of participants stated intent to provide this education to their patients and their caregivers. These results indicate that education did increase the participants’ knowledge and intent to educate their patients. The limitations of the project were a small sample size and time constraints because of the high volume of patients. The interventions went beyond the walls of the project site clinic as the information about preventing childhood injury permeated the local community. This project impacts positive social change because it allows all patients and their caregivers to have access to injury prevention information and resources.

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