Date of Graduation
Fall 12-12-2014
Document Type
Project
Degree Name
Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)
College/School
School of Nursing and Health Professions
Department/Program
Nursing
First Advisor
Brian Budds, JD, RN
Second Advisor
Karen Van Leuven, PhD, FNP
Third Advisor
Delfina Clinch, MD
Abstract
Often resulting from inconsistent contraceptive use, unintended pregnancy among young women between ages 18-24 continues to be an issue in the United States. Long-acting reversible contraceptives, including intrauterine contraceptives and the subdermal contraceptive implant, are safe, effective, long-acting, easily reversible, and non-user dependent contraceptive methods, yet currently are greatly underutilized. Most of the contraceptive methods are provided at our student health services except for the highly effective long-acting reversible contraceptive methods. As family nurse practitioners and health care providers, it is essential to integrate this service into primary care-focused college student health clinics by providing evidence-based information to clinical providers and clients to address the misconceptions regarding long-acting reversible contraceptive methods use. The purpose of this project is to propose the addition of the highly effective long-acting reversible contraceptive methods to improve health care services at the Student Health and Counseling Services of California State University East Bay.
Recommended Citation
cheng, Shu-chen jennie, "Improving Women’s Health Services by Adding Long-Acting Reversible Contraceptive Methods into Primary Care-Focused Student Health" (2014). Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Projects. 49.
https://repository.usfca.edu/dnp/49
