Abstract

The purpose of this capstone project was to bring evidence-based wellness promotion through physical activity (PA) using the World Health Organization (WHO) (2020) guidelines to Psychiatric Mental Health Advanced Practice Nurses (PMH-APRNs) to improve mental health care and provider self-care. The guiding PICOT question was "For PMH-APRNs in community-based mental health practices, will the consistent implementation of the evidence-based intervention of a wellness prescription promoting physical activity based on WHO's (2020) PA Guidelines, compared to no consistent use in current practice, increase the promotion/prescription of PA to their mental health patients and increase the PMH-APRNs' own physical activity over eight weeks?" A quantitative design using the Plan, Do, Study, Act method was used with Nola Pender's Health Promotion Model. Limitations included the use of a small convenience sample. The assumptions were that participants would complete the intervention, thereby increasing their professional promotion/prescription of PA and their own PA. The findings showed the intervention improved/increased PA prescriptions and the provider's PA. There was no correlation between the provider's PA and their prescribing of PA. The WP QI project brought wellness promotion evidence-based research into the routine care of both patients and providers. In addition, it exposed independent nurses to the macro health care system's mental health quality improvement engagement and measurement.

Author Details

Jacqueline K. Cantor, DNP, PMH-CNS-BC, APRN

Sigma Membership

Iota Upsilon at-Large

Type

Dissertation

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

N/A

Research Approach

Quantitative Research

Keywords:

Mental Health, Wellness Promotion, Physical Activity, Adanced Practice Nurses

Advisor

Deborah Merriam

Second Advisor

Terri Jones

Third Advisor

Peggy Soper

Degree

DNP

Degree Grantor

Capella University

Degree Year

2022

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Review Type

None: Degree-based Submission

Acquisition

Proxy-submission

Date of Issue

2024-05-30

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