Degree Name
Nursing Practice, DNP
Publication Date
8-12-2025
First Advisor
Sandy King
Abstract
Optimal mood disorder (MD) management outcomes are associated with accurate and timely diagnosis. Yet, MD misdiagnosis, particularly Bipolar I, is an unfortunately common problem. Rapid assessment or screening tools offer effective diagnostic assessment interventions for faster diagnosis without compromising effectiveness. Still, their administration is constrained by providers’ knowledge and competence limitations. The Rapid Mood Screener (RMS) is a rapid screener for MDs, including Bipolar I, with well-established specificity, accuracy, and reliability. Provider training and education on RMS implementation can be effective in addressing the challenges providers encounter in the tool’s administration. Here, through a pre-post quasi-experimental design, this quality improvement project investigates whether six-weeks structured training and education for 10 providers at different nursing cadres in an outpatient psychiatric facility on RMS implementation produces competency and self-efficacy gains. Post-intervention, the Wilcoxon Signed Rank Test produced clinically significant improvements in all target outcomes (p< 0.002). Based on this informed opinion, the post-intervention improvements in familiarity, scoring confidence, administration comfort, and usage frequency can support a practice change at the practicum site integrating RMS training for new and existing providers. Although limited by cross-sectional evaluation and sample size, the study generates statistically and clinically significant evidence supporting the intervention’s effectiveness. The conclusion is that provider training and education can enhance mood disorder diagnosis. The evidence of the provider competence gains at the site is robust.
Rights Management
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Recommended Citation
Adeleke, Oluwatobi, "Quality Improvement Project The Impact of Targeted Education and Training on the Use of Rapid Mood Screener Tool on the Rate of Mood Disorders Detection Among Psychiatric Providers" (2025). Doctor of Nursing Practice Projects. 146.
https://arch.astate.edu/dnp-projects/146
