Date of Award
Summer 7-28-2021
Document Type
Scholarly Project
Degree Name
Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)
Department
Nursing
First Advisor
Dr. Janis Shiefelbein
Second Advisor
Dr. Karen Johnson
Third Advisor
Dr. Tim Flood
Abstract
The purpose of this project was to ascertain whether providing education to licensed nurses and certified nurse aide staff in nursing homes results in an increased awareness and recognition of depression and depressive symptoms among the nursing home population. A descriptive research design was used to identify knowledge of nursing staff in long-term nursing home facilities before and after depression and depressive symptom education. The study utilized a one-group pre-test/post-test design with nursing home staff that interact with nursing home residents during a normal workday. A total of 26 of the 30 participants (86.6%) achieved a pre-test score of 22 or greater representing satisfactory performance. The mean post-test score was 24.2333 with a standard deviation of 1.95965. An average of 86.5% was achieved by the participants on the pre-test.
Recommended Citation
Heflin, Jason, "DEPRESSION KNOWLEDGE IN NURSING HOME LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES, REGISTERED NURSES, AND CERTIFIED NURSING ASSISTANTS" (2021). Doctor of Nursing Practice Scholarly Project. 58.
https://digitalcommons.pittstate.edu/dnp/58