Effects of Prenatal Checklists on Resident Confidence in Prenatal Care
Location
D.P. Culp Center Ballroom
Start Date
4-5-2024 9:00 AM
End Date
4-5-2024 11:30 AM
Poster Number
3
Name of Project's Faculty Sponsor
Andrea Hopkins
Faculty Sponsor's Department
Family Medicine
Competition Type
Non-Competitive
Type
Poster Presentation
Presentation Category
Health
Abstract or Artist's Statement
Prenatal care constitutes a vital part of family medicine training. As such, proper integration and education of residents as to cohesive, thorough prenatal care should draw significant focus and be subject to constant refinement. This project sought to explore how a checklist for certain gestational ages and their respective proper screening and lab work would strengthen resident confidence and capability to properly manage pregnancy. Firstly, surveys were done exploring baseline confidence, then after implementation of checklists, surveys were administered again and the differences examined. Descriptive, thorough checklists were shown to significantly increase confidence and make residents feel their care was more thorough and complete. This shows that education through standardized means can potentially optimize education as well as patient care.
Effects of Prenatal Checklists on Resident Confidence in Prenatal Care
D.P. Culp Center Ballroom
Prenatal care constitutes a vital part of family medicine training. As such, proper integration and education of residents as to cohesive, thorough prenatal care should draw significant focus and be subject to constant refinement. This project sought to explore how a checklist for certain gestational ages and their respective proper screening and lab work would strengthen resident confidence and capability to properly manage pregnancy. Firstly, surveys were done exploring baseline confidence, then after implementation of checklists, surveys were administered again and the differences examined. Descriptive, thorough checklists were shown to significantly increase confidence and make residents feel their care was more thorough and complete. This shows that education through standardized means can potentially optimize education as well as patient care.