TY - JOUR
KW - Adult
KW - Curriculum
KW - Educational Status
KW - Evidence-Based Nursing
KW - Female
KW - Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
KW - Humans
KW - Incidence
KW - Male
KW - Mass Screening
KW - Mental Disorders/diagnosis
KW - Mental Health
KW - Mental Health Services
KW - Middle Aged
KW - Nurse Practitioners/standards/statistics & numerical data
KW - Pediatric Nursing/standards/statistics & numerical data
KW - Program Evaluation
KW - Psychometrics
KW - Young Adult
AU - B. M. Melnyk
AU - E. Hawkins-Walsh
AU - M. Beauchesne
AU - P. Brandt
AU - A. Crowley
AU - M. Choi
AU - E. Greenburg
A1 - 
AB - INTRODUCTION: The incidence of mental health/behavioral and developmental problems in children and teens is escalating. However, many primary care providers report inadequate skills to accurately screen, identify, and manage these problems using an evidence-based approach to care. Additionally, educational programs that prepare pediatric nurse practitioners (PNPs) have been slow to incorporate this content into their curriculums. METHODS: The purpose of this project was to implement and evaluate a strengthened curriculum in 20 PNP programs from across the United States that focused on: (a) health promotion strategies for optimal mental/behavioral health and developmental outcomes in children, and (b) screening and evidence-based interventions for these problems. An outcomes evaluation was conducted with faculty and graduating students from the participating programs along with faculty and students from 13 PNP programs who did not participate in the project. RESULTS: Participating schools varied in the speed at which components of the strengthened curriculum were incorporated into their programs. Over the course of the project, faculty from participating programs increased their own knowledge in the targeted areas and reported that their students were better prepared to assess and manage these problems using an evidence-based approach. Although reports of screening for certain problems were higher in the graduating students from the participating schools than the non-participating schools, the overall use of screening tools by students in clinical practice was low. DISCUSSION: There is a need for educational programs to strengthen their curricula and clinical experiences to prepare students to screen for, accurately identify, prevent, and provide early evidence-based interventions for children and teens with mental health/behavioral and developmental problems. This project can serve as a national model for curriculum change.
BT - Journal of pediatric health care : official publication of National Association of Pediatric Nurse Associates & Practitioners
C5 - Education & Workforce
CP - 2
CY - United States
DO - 10.1016/j.pedhc.2009.01.004
IS - 2
JF - Journal of pediatric health care : official publication of National Association of Pediatric Nurse Associates & Practitioners
N2 - INTRODUCTION: The incidence of mental health/behavioral and developmental problems in children and teens is escalating. However, many primary care providers report inadequate skills to accurately screen, identify, and manage these problems using an evidence-based approach to care. Additionally, educational programs that prepare pediatric nurse practitioners (PNPs) have been slow to incorporate this content into their curriculums. METHODS: The purpose of this project was to implement and evaluate a strengthened curriculum in 20 PNP programs from across the United States that focused on: (a) health promotion strategies for optimal mental/behavioral health and developmental outcomes in children, and (b) screening and evidence-based interventions for these problems. An outcomes evaluation was conducted with faculty and graduating students from the participating programs along with faculty and students from 13 PNP programs who did not participate in the project. RESULTS: Participating schools varied in the speed at which components of the strengthened curriculum were incorporated into their programs. Over the course of the project, faculty from participating programs increased their own knowledge in the targeted areas and reported that their students were better prepared to assess and manage these problems using an evidence-based approach. Although reports of screening for certain problems were higher in the graduating students from the participating schools than the non-participating schools, the overall use of screening tools by students in clinical practice was low. DISCUSSION: There is a need for educational programs to strengthen their curricula and clinical experiences to prepare students to screen for, accurately identify, prevent, and provide early evidence-based interventions for children and teens with mental health/behavioral and developmental problems. This project can serve as a national model for curriculum change.
PP - United States
PY - 2010
SN - 1532-656X; 0891-5245
SP - 81
EP - 94
EP - 
T1 - Strengthening PNP curricula in mental/behavioral health and evidence-based practice
T2 - Journal of pediatric health care : official publication of National Association of Pediatric Nurse Associates & Practitioners
TI - Strengthening PNP curricula in mental/behavioral health and evidence-based practice
U1 - Education & Workforce
U2 - 20189060
U3 - 10.1016/j.pedhc.2009.01.004
VL - 24
VO - 1532-656X; 0891-5245
Y1 - 2010
ER -