Decreasing the Incidence of Non-Urgent Emergency Department Visits in Patients at PrimaryPlus

Cynthia D. Schaefer MSN APRN, FNP-BC

Maysville, Kentucky

An Evidenced-Based DNP Project Report presented to Frontier Nursing University in partial fulfillment of the Degree:

Doctor of Nursing Practice
September 16th 2016

Dr. Jana Esden Committee Chair
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None Committee Co-Chair (if applicable)
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Dr. Adit Ginde Content Expert
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Due in the Registrar’s Office for Graduation September 16th 2016

Decreasing the Incidence of Non-Urgent Emergency Department Visits in Patients at Primary Plus

Cynthia D. Schaefer MSN APRN, FNP-BC

Maysville, Kentucky

Associates Degree in Nursing, Lincoln University, 1995

Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing, University of Missouri St. Louis, 1998

Master’s of Science in Nursing, Northern Kentucky University, 2008

An Evidenced-Based DNP Project Report presented to Frontier Nursing University in partial fulfillment of the Degree:

Doctor of Nursing Practice
September 16th 2016

Dr. Jana Esden Committee Chair
Name and Credentials of the chair

None Committee Co-Chair (if applicable)
Name and Credential of the co-chair

Dr. Adit Ginde Content Expert
Name and Credentials of the content expert

Due in the Registrar’s Office for Graduation September 16th 2016

Abstract

Title: Decreasing the Incidence of Non-Urgent Emergency Department Visits in Patients at PrimaryPlus. Definition of the Problem: Improper utilization of Emergency Departments for non-urgent issues has become a growing problem nationwide and contributes to an extreme wastage of healthcare dollars. Statement of Purpose: The purpose of this clinical doctorate capstone project is to discover ways to decrease the incidence of non-urgent emergency department visits for