IMPROVING EDUCATION RELATED TO BACTERIAL
INFECTIONS IN RURAL COMMUNITIES IN
ARIZONA
, INTRODUCTION
• Rural communities have limited resources
• Family Medicine Clinic
– Strives to limit travel and expenses for patients
• DNP Scholarly Project
– Improve patient education
– Promote overall community health
, BACKGROUND & SIGNIFICANCE
• Significant lack of funding/resources in community
• Primary Prevention
– Education and preventative care
– Promote community health within clinic setting
• Focus: Bacterial infections
– Self-care at home & Medication compliance
(NCCH, 2017; Matho et al., 2018)
, BACKGROUND & SIGNIFICANCE
• Potential positive effects of improved education
– Prevent infection epidemics
– Promote appropriate antibiotic stewardship
– Prevent unnecessary ER visits
(Matho et al., 2018; Weeks, 2018; Warren & Smalley, 2014)
INFECTIONS IN RURAL COMMUNITIES IN
ARIZONA
, INTRODUCTION
• Rural communities have limited resources
• Family Medicine Clinic
– Strives to limit travel and expenses for patients
• DNP Scholarly Project
– Improve patient education
– Promote overall community health
, BACKGROUND & SIGNIFICANCE
• Significant lack of funding/resources in community
• Primary Prevention
– Education and preventative care
– Promote community health within clinic setting
• Focus: Bacterial infections
– Self-care at home & Medication compliance
(NCCH, 2017; Matho et al., 2018)
, BACKGROUND & SIGNIFICANCE
• Potential positive effects of improved education
– Prevent infection epidemics
– Promote appropriate antibiotic stewardship
– Prevent unnecessary ER visits
(Matho et al., 2018; Weeks, 2018; Warren & Smalley, 2014)
