Date of Conferral
8-11-2026
Date of Award
August 2026
Degree
Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)
School
Nursing
Advisor
Susan Huehn
Abstract
This Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) staff education project addressed inconsistent delivery of evidence-based medication-adherence psychoeducation for adults with bipolar disorder (BD) in an outpatient psychiatric mental health facility. The project question was whether an 8-week structured module, in relation to existing staff education practices, would increase staff knowledge and confidence. The intervention was guided by the Johns Hopkins evidence-based practice (JHEBP) model and comprised a PowerPoint presentation, a facilitator guide, a handout, a checklist, a toolkit, and anonymous pre- and post-training assessments. Eight out of ten invited staff completed the project. The mean knowledge rose from 6.1 to 8.9 out of 10, and confidence rose from 2.7 to 4.3 out of 5. Participants gave positive ratings of the toolkit and wanted the training to continue. No patients were recruited, and there were no patient-level outcome measures. The project reflects DNP leadership of evidence translation, staff development, and standardized behavioral health education. By strengthening staff capacity to provide accurate, consistent, and culturally responsive psychoeducation, the project may support better communication, shared decision-making, equitable access to information, and recovery-oriented care.
Recommended Citation
Ndula, Bibiana Chinwe, "Staff Education on Psychoeducation Delivery to Enhance Medication-Adherence Education for Adults with Bipolar Disorder in an Outpatient Psychiatric Mental Health Facility" (2026). Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies. 20599.
https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/20599
