Date of Award
Spring 5-4-2025
Document Type
Project
Degree Name
Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)
Department
Nursing
Advisor
Dr. John Chovan
First Committee Member
Dr. John Chovan
Second Committee Member
Dr. Bonnie Fagan
Third Committee Member
Dr. Joy Shoemaker
Keywords
Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS), Nurse Practitioner, Advanced Practice Registered Nurse, Simulation, Knowledge, Skill Proficiency, Graduate Nursing Education
Subject Categories
Medicine and Health Sciences | Nursing
Abstract
Nurse practitioners (NPs) are advanced practice nurses entrusted with diagnosing and treating illnesses, managing acute and chronic diseases, and engaging in continuous education to remain knowledgeable of evidence-based advancements. NPs offer a comprehensive range of healthcare services, catering to patients from wellness check-ups to those requiring complex care, such as individuals hospitalized with sepsis. One technological advancement that can support NPs in delivering optimal patient care is point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS). In the United States, over 385,000 NPs practice in patient care settings that may use POCUS. Numerous medical societies have issued position statements supporting the use of POCUS in the clinical setting. Moreover, the American College of Emergency Physicians have published a policy statement underscoring the importance of NPs obtaining proficiency in POCUS. Despite professional endorsements for POCUS in clinical settings, POCUS training integration in NP education is minimal, highlighting a crucial need for POCUS curriculum development. As a quality improvement endeavor, this project constructed a simulation-based POCUS training program tailored for NPs and evaluated the program’s impact on POCUS knowledge and POCUS skill proficiency. The project aspired to effectively demonstrate improvements in participants' knowledge and skills related to POCUS following a simulation-based POCUS training program. The findings of this project intend to contribute to the overarching goal of enriching the POCUS knowledge and POCUS skill proficiency of NPs, empowering them to use these skills in clinical practice and thereby elevate the standard of patient care.
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Licensing Permission
Copyright, all rights reserved. Fair Use
Recommended Citation
Younge, Brandy; Chovan, John; Fagan, Bonnie; and Shoemaker, Joy, "Enhancing Advanced Practice Nursing: Implementing a Simulation-Based Point-of-Care Ultrasound Training Program" (2025). Doctor of Nursing Practice Scholarly Projects. 152.
https://digitalcommons.otterbein.edu/stu_doc/152
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