Mental Health Screening in an Adult Primary Care Practice: A Quality Improvement Project (0.17h)

This educational offering provides 0.17 CEU and was presented in the Clinical track. The course includes a static poster from the presentation originally shared at the 16th National Doctors of Nursing Practice Conference (Virtual), August 2023.

Karen A. Bocchicchio, DNP, APRN Karen is actively practicing as an Advanced Practice Nurse in a busy family practice in New Jersey for the last 11 years. She recently completed the DNP program at Rutgers University-Camden in 2023. She has been married for 27 years and has 2 adult children.

Objectives

1. Increase awareness of the need for additional mental health screening.
2. Recognize the need to have a protocol that incorporates health screening for depression, anxiety, and ADHD in primary care.
3. Recognize the need for a repository of referrals and treatments for use by the PCP and patients in primary care.