Date of Award
2016
Document Type
Capstone
Degree Name
Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)
Committee Chair
Cindy Miller
Abstract
The intent of the evidence-based practice project was to implement a policy change for the development and implementation of a policy and related procedures to ensure equity and continuity in practices for successful reintegration of student-athletes who had sustained a concussion back into their classrooms. The lack of attention on cognitive effects of concussion and the “ripple effect” in the classroom needed to be addressed by the nursing profession from an education-intervention focus. A corrective action plan was developed by a doctoral student including an educational teaching session and PowerPoint Presentation and pilot policy. The end result of the project was the implementation of a policy for identification of the event, an alert system for all stakeholders in the student’s arena for learning and collaborative procedures for accommodations and reintegration back into the academic setting.
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Citation Information
Porter, Heather, "Post-Concussion Policy Change for the Student-Athlete" (2016). Nursing Theses and Capstone Projects. 259.
https://digitalcommons.gardner-webb.edu/nursing_etd/259