Date of Award

Spring 5-15-2026

Document Type

Scholarly Project

Degree Name

Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)

Department

Nursing

First Advisor

Amanda Alonzo

Second Advisor

Tracy Stahl

Third Advisor

Julie Dainty

Abstract

Environmental allergies are a problem that many people suffer from. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2023) has reported that 25.7% of adults have experienced seasonal allergies annually. The concern has arisen that the general public has difficulty properly identifying environmental allergies. This has become evident in recent times with COVID. The rise of COVID has made people wary when it comes to certain symptoms, such as coughing. However, between COVID, cold, allergies, and flu several symptoms are shared and can be mistakenly diagnosed (News in Health, 2022). Improper identification can lead to poor management of any illness and can lead to the development of severity, which can cause an increased burden on the medical system and avoidable complications for the patient.

The goal of this project is to educate the general public about environmental allergies. Watson’s theory of Transpersonal Caring is a fitting theoretical framework for this research project. Educating the public can be achieved by creating a toolkit for environmental allergy sufferers that can increase knowledge, encourage proper self-management, and help decrease the occurrence of uncontrolled environmental allergy-related cases. Current practice revolves around clinical diagnosis and management. This review also draws attention to the lack of educational resources for diagnosing, treating, and managing allergic rhinitis/environmental allergies, thus, giving support for the need for an intervention to improve the allergic rhinitis care pathway. The project design is a quantitative quality improvement project that utilizes a pre and post-test to measure the effectiveness of the educational toolkit.

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