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Dr. Mary Agnes Ostick addresses concussion care at college level with DNP project

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Mary Agnes Ostick, DNP, CRNP, a recent graduate from the °®°®Ö±²„ College of Nursing DNP Program, used her DNP Scholarly Project to target the care of patients with mild traumatic brain injury (concussions) on college campuses across the country. Dr. Ostick, a nurse practitioner, is assistant director of the Student Health Center at °®°®Ö±²„. Her DNP project ā€œCollege Health Nursesā€™ Knowledge and Confidence in Treating Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Patients: The Effect of Educational Intervention and Implementation of Clinical Practice Guidelinesā€ found that nursesā€™ confidence in treating concussions increased after an educational program on mild TBI and implementation of clinical guidelines.

Dr. Ostick applied the DNP essentials, outlined by the AACN, and evidence-based research in order to facilitate the design and implementation of the clinical practice guidelines that were adopted by °®°®Ö±²„ā€™s student health center. She shared her outcomes with colleagues at local, regional and national meetings.  In May 2015, Dr. Ostick, in conjunction with Dr. Michael Duncan , head team physician of °®°®Ö±²„, presented ā€œEvaluation and Management of Concussions in the Student Health Centerā€ at the American College Health Association annual meeting in Orlando, Florida.  Dr. Ostick also presented her DNP Scholarly Project poster at that meeting.

For more information on the online DNP program, please visit www.villanova.edu/nursing/dnp . Completed applications will be accepted until April 1, 2016.