Improving Contraception Counseling among Adolescents
Author
Patten, Mary
Abstract
Unintended pregnancy remains an issue here in the United States (U.S.). Unintended pregnancy increases negative health effects for the mother and child. Long-term, this Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Quality Improvement project is to increase the use of effective birth control among adolescents. In order to reach the long-term goal, the short-term purpose aims to increase provider comfortability with adolescent contraception counseling and increase adolescent interest in the methods available to them, specifically Long-Acting Reversible Contraception (LARCs). Educational audio and visual tools were created that focused on shared decision-making among providers and patients. Pre- and post-implementation surveys on provider comfortability were disseminated. Responses indicated increased comfortability among providers and adolescent interest in the new tools available. Future studies should focus on in-person training and the use of an evidence-based shared decision-making tool.
Date
2022-07-27
Citation:
APA:
Patten, Mary.
(July 2022).
Improving Contraception Counseling among Adolescents
(DNP Scholarly Project, East Carolina University). Retrieved from the Scholarship.
(http://hdl.handle.net/10342/10955.)
MLA:
Patten, Mary.
Improving Contraception Counseling among Adolescents.
DNP Scholarly Project. East Carolina University,
July 2022. The Scholarship.
http://hdl.handle.net/10342/10955.
June 29, 2024.
Chicago:
Patten, Mary,
“Improving Contraception Counseling among Adolescents”
(DNP Scholarly Project., East Carolina University,
July 2022).
AMA:
Patten, Mary.
Improving Contraception Counseling among Adolescents
[DNP Scholarly Project]. Greenville, NC: East Carolina University;
July 2022.
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