First Advisor

Cullen, Patricia L.

College

Rueckert-Hartman College for Health Professions

Degree Name

Doctor of Nursing Practice

School

Loretto Heights School of Nursing

Document Type

Thesis - Open Access

Number of Pages

60 pages

Abstract

Executive Summary
Improving the Education Gap for Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease
Problem
According to the Center for Disease Contol and Prevention, 26 million adults have chronic kidney disease, which is progressive, mostly silent, and unrecognized (CDC, 2009). 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Purpose
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Goal
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Plan
This capstone project began in the fall of 2013 with an identified problem followed by the completion of a needs assessment, identification of a theoretical foundation, and an extensive review of literature. Upon approval from the Regis University and St. Luke’s University Hospital Health Network Institutional Review Boards, and permission to use the instrument tool, the project was implemented in March of 2015. Data was collected to determine if the educational intervention improved the educational gap and perceived chronic kidney disease knowledge using the Perceived Kidney Knowledge Survey. Results from the Likert scale response options were analyzed.
Outcomes and Results
From March to July of 2015, 50 participants agreed to participate in the study and were non-randomized into the control group (n=25) and the experimental group (n=25). Five withdrew from the control group (n=20) and 21 withdrew from the experimental group (n=4). Although the experimental group was small, the study showed a promising trend with statistical significance for several questions post survey. 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Results of the study suggest that the Kidney Smart Class℠ (DaVita, 2013) made a statistical significant impact on perceived knowledge as evidenced by increased post survey scores. 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Date of Award

Fall 2015

Location (Creation)

Colorado (state); Denver (county); Denver (inhabited place)

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