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– ## PEEPEXPERIENCEinstructions.docx
– ## actionplantogoby.docx
– 33125755PM.pdf
– NU456JOURNALANALYSISEXEMPLAR1.pdf
**## PEEPEXPERIENCEinstructions.docx**
**Don’t do Clinical Experience Journal Start at Project Summary.**
**Will be sent to Turnitin.com. No AI please!**
**Project Summary**
Where was your PEEP implemented, what location?
**Queen City Women’s Health Clinic, Selma, Dallas County, Alabama**
What date(s) was your PEEP implemented?
**March 27, 2025 at 9 AM**
Who was involved and/or in attendance for your PEEP implementation? Include your preceptor. My preceptor and an OBGYN physician were present along with twelve female clients
Healthy People 2030 topic and objective being addressed by your project (include suffix).
**Teaching Methods/Activities/Materials Evaluation**
Discuss whether or not the teaching methods/activities/materials you chose to use during your live education/implementation were appropriate for your audience?
What you would change about your teaching methods/activities/materials if implementing a similar project in the future?
**Outcome Evaluation and Results**
List your four behavioral objectives and state whether each was achieved.
What methods did you use evaluate your behavioral objectives? Discuss how you accomplished each of your four behavioral objectives.
What you would change about your evaluation plan if implementing a similar project in the future?
**Teacher Performance Evaluation and Results**
What were the results of your teacher performance evaluation? Include specific data such as ratings, comments from participants, etc.
What you would change about your teacher performance evaluation if implementing a similar project in the future?
**Projected Impact on Clinical Practice Facility**
What impact will your PEEP project have on the staff, clients, clinical facility, and the community?
Identify specific examples of changes that you expect to take place in the coming weeks to months as a result of your PEEP project.
**Suggestions for Continued Practice Enhancement**
Identify specific recommendations for continued education for your chosen population.
Support with evidence-based recommendations and references to earn credit.
Consider the following:
Is more education needed on this topic?
Would a simulated activity and/or experience help to better apply the knowledge?
What other related topic would be the “next step” for this group? Did the audience or your preceptor mention another topic of interest? How would this related topic enhance or build upon the knowledge presented in your current PEEP?
**Products Created by the Student **(This should be separate)**
**Attach the product(s) created for your PEEP to the assignment submission link.**
**Product(s) must be designed and created by the student.**
**Your product should include the Healthy People 2030 topic and objective and behavioral objectives**.
**(Increase the proportion of women who receives early and adequate prenatal care – MICH-08; Topics: Pregnancy and Childbirth)**
**References must be cited on the product you created using correct 7th edition APA and include a minimum of four references: two professional websites and two evidence-based articles from peer-reviewed scholarly journals. Don't forget in-text citations.**
**References**
Cite the evidence-based recommendations and references utilized for your suggestions for continued practice enhancement.
This is an example to show you what an ideal assignment should look like. Do not copy this exemplar as this is considered plagiarism. NU456JOURNALANALYSISEXEMPLAR.pdf
**## actionplantogoby.docx**
5
ACTION PLAN AND PROPOSAL
**Project Title and Description**
This project “Importance of Early and Adequate Prenatal Care “aims to deliver important prenatal health messages to pregnant women spanning various economic levels. This will be implemented March 25 at Queen City Women's Health, located in a rural low-income area. My Healthy People 2030 Objective: Increase the proportion of women who receives early and adequate prenatal care – MICH-08, Topics: Pregnancy and Childbirth. Most patients who visit Queen City Women's Health have difficulty obtaining early treatment and sufficient prenatal care. Multiple delivery barriers exist because healthcare facilities are limited due to financial constraints, location barriers, and a lack of public awareness about prenatal care. Others include transportation barriers and a lack of understanding about the importance of prenatal care. Culture-related factors, which include language limitations and various health belief systems, contribute to accessing prenatal healthcare problems among patients. One aspect remains unclear about the reasons that cause specific women to delay their medical care. Without appropriate prenatal medical attention, pregnant mothers endure obstetric conditions without a diagnosis, leading to potential harm for them and their babies such as preterm birth or maternal death (Peahl et al., 2020).
The educational initiative provides important information about maternal care needs to expect mothers. This project gives expecting women access to necessary resources for achieving improved pregnancy health outcomes. Participants will learn the importance of regular prenatal checkups, scheduling methods, and care access information. Pregnant people will learn how to navigate healthcare systems by discovering inexpensive healthcare providers while gaining comprehension of healthcare operations. My Healthy People 2030 strives to enhance prenatal
care among birthing individuals. The plan will teach useful strategies that help individuals surmount obstacles to achieve better maternal health outcomes. Regular visit attendance to healthcare professionals, along with healthcare education, leads to better prenatal care and minimizes pregnancy-associated health complications.
**Behavioural Objectives**
The following SMART (Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant and Time-bound) objectives are focused on improving participants’ knowledge and actions as far as prenatal care is concerned and will guide the teaching session: At the end of the session, 90% of the participants, as measured through a post-session survey, will be able to list at least three benefits of early prenatal care. Participants will also participate in an interactive group discussion to identify two common barriers to accessing prenatal care and propose one solution to overcome each barrier. Additionally, through a short quiz, 80% of the participants will correctly recall the recommended schedule for prenatal visits and key milestones for each trimester. Lastly, before the end of the session, at least 80% of participants will schedule their next prenatal appointment before exiting the event. Their registration will be confirmed by sign-up sheets or verbal confirmation.
**Teaching Strategies**
Several strategies will be integrated within the teaching session to ensure effective communication about the importance of prenatal care. In the first part, the PowerPoint presentation will serve as a method of explaining key concepts in a structured lecture-based way using charts and statistics. One function of this method is especially helpful for justifying the
schedule of prenatal visits and outlining the advantages of early care. This strategy is a clear delivery of information; however, without support from engaging activities, it can be too passive, and participants may struggle to stay attentive if it is dense or delivered too quickly. To help curb this, however, Visual aids will be included to help with retention, and the pace of the curriculum will be adjusted to help your comprehension.
Furthermore, participants will be asked to participate in an interactive group discussion to engage in active practice. This strategy facilitates open dialogue where participants share personal experiences and work together to discover common barriers to accessing prenatal care. This approach is collaborative, helping participants solve the problems encountered while using the concepts discussed in their daily situations. However, discussions may be off track or too long, and all participants will not feel comfortable contributing in a group setting. In order to remedy this, the facilitator will help keep the conversation on track and have a safe space for everyone to participate.
There will also be a question-and-answer session, allowing people to ask any questions and promote two-way communication. However, there may be time constraints to the depth of the discussion. Lastly, a brochure or handout summarizing important points will be distributed as a reference after the session. While it is a great takeaway, it only works if participants review it later. As such, the brochure should be concise and visually compelling to keep the reader interested.
**Outcome Evaluation**
For the short-term evaluation and analysis, a quiz administered at the end of the session, with questions specifically geared toward determining the participant's understanding of the benefits of early prenatal care and the recommended schedule for prenatal visits, will be the evaluation method. The quiz will be a mix of true/false and multiple-choice tests to assess the students' retention of the information. Participants will also be asked to verbally commit to scheduling their next prenatal appointment before leaving the event. It is a measurable outcome of their engagement and motivation to focus on prenatal care.
For long-term evaluation and analysis, participants will receive follow-up calls or texts 2-4 weeks after the session asking if they attend their prenatal appointments. That will help us determine if the session had some lasting effect on their decision to seek early and consistent prenatal care. The audience will find these evaluation methods suitable because they measure both the acquisition of knowledge and change in behaviour, offering an integrated gauge of how successful the session was in driving positive health outcomes.
**Teacher Performance Evaluation**
Evaluating my performance as a teacher is essential, so I will implement two strategies: self-reflection and participant feedback. These evaluation methods, which incorporate a balance between internal reflection and external inputs, are particularly suitable for this purpose. By integrating internal and external evaluations, I can ensure future improvements in my teaching and the quality of future sessions.
The first strategy is to keep a self-reflection journal post-session. In this journal, I will evaluate the overall flow of the presentation, my ability to engage with participants and possible areas for improvement. Through this reflective practice, I aim to critically analyze the methods I use to teach and my strengths and weaknesses. By reviewing my delivery, pacing, and whether I responded to participants' needs, I can continually refine my delivery for future sessions to improve my teaching.
The second strategy is to administer an anonymous participant feedback survey at the end of the session. In the end, participants will be asked to rate different aspects of the session, from the clarity of content to the efficiency of the teaching methods. Both Likert scale questions to quantify feedback and open-ended responses to provide more detailed insights will be included in the survey. I will gather direct feedback from the participants to get their external perspective of the session, determine how well it served their needs, and how it can be improved.
**Content outline**
1. Introduction to Prenatal Care
A. What is prenatal care?
a. Prenatal care is the care a woman receives during pregnancy to ensure good outcomes for both her and her baby. Regular checkups, tests and assessments monitor pregnancy progression and detect potential complications early. Additionally, the visits allow healthcare professionals to teach pregnant women about important components of maintaining a healthy pregnancy, including diet, lifestyle changes and warning signs (Peahl & Howell, 2021).
B. Healthy People 2030 Objective – MICH 08 strives to increase the proportion of women receiving early and adequate prenatal care, as it recognizes the critical function of this care for improving maternal and infant health outcomes.
2. Benefits of Early and Adequate Prenatal Care
a. Prenatal care significantly reduces the risks for mothers and babies when it begins in the first trimester and continues until birth. Healthcare professionals can monitor essential health signs, including blood pressure, weight gain, and fetal development. Healthcare providers can treat conditions such as gestational diabetes or preeclampsia before these conditions become life-threatening. Early prenatal care helps patients maintain their overall wellness while staying updated on necessary medical treatments and keeping nutrition and mental health in check (Leal et al., 2020).
3. Common Barriers to Accessing Prenatal Care
a. Research shows prenatal care delivers helpful results, yet many women face real challenges in obtaining these services. Financial challenges represent a major difficulty that mostly affects women patients: the majority of women can not afford prenatal care, let alone insurance coverage, and this hinders their access to essential medical services. Women from rural and underserved parts of the country experience transportation obstacles that prevent them from obtaining prenatal care services as scheduled. Other patients have time constraints since they work full-time and raise children, making it hard to spare some time for prenatal visits. (Ahinkorah et al., 2021).
3. Prenatal Care Schedule and Key Milestones
a. During the first trimester, women are advised to visit antenatal to confirm pregnancy, check vital signs and perform other laboratory investigations. Another visit is to be made in the second trimester to monitor the baby's general growth, check for congenital anomalies, and check on the mother's well-being. The third and fourth trimesters. The visits are more frequent, starting with the fortnight to weekly. The baby's growth is monitored, and the mother's well-being is assessed through vital signs. Other important investigations done include the obstetric ultrasound. (Van De Griend et al., 2020).
5. Encouraging Commitment to Prenatal Care
a. For women who need prenatal care, encouraging and motivating their commitment is important for the mother's and baby's immediate and long-term health outcomes. Healthcare providers can provide practical strategies to help women stay on track with their appointments, such as flexible scheduling options, reminders and education about the importance of each visit. Furthermore, overcoming individual barriers is essential to greater access and compliance.
**References**
Ahinkorah, B. O., Ameyaw, E. K., Seidu, A. A., Odusina, E. K., Keetile, M., & Yaya, S. (2021). Examining Barriers to Healthcare Access and Utilization of Antenatal Care Services: Evidence from Demographic Health Surveys in Sub-Saharan Africa.
_BMC Health Services Research_,
_21_, 1-16.
Leal, M. D. C., Esteves-Pereira, A. P., Viellas, E. F., Domingues, R. M. S. M., & Gama, S. G. N. D. (2020). Prenatal Care in the Brazilian Public Health Services.
_Revista de Saúde Pública_,
_54_, 08.
[https://doi.org/10.11606/s1518-8787.2020054001458](https://doi.org/10.11606/s1518-8787.2020054001458)
Peahl, A. F., & Howell, J. D. (2021). The Evolution of Prenatal Care Delivery Guidelines in the United States.
_American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology_,
_224_(4), 339-347.
[https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajog.2020.12.016](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajog.2020.12.016)
Peahl, A. F., Gourevitch, R. A., Luo, E. M., Fryer, K. E., Moniz, M. H., Dalton, V. K., … & Shah, N. (2020). Right-sizing Prenatal Care to Meet Patients' Needs and Improve Maternity Care Value.
_Obstetrics & Gynecology_,
_135_(5), 1027–1037.
Van De Griend, K. M., Billings, D. L., Frongillo, E. A., Messias, D. K. H., Crockett, A. H., & Covington-Kolb, S. (2020). Core Strategies, Social Processes, and Contextual Influences of Early Phases of Implementation and Statewide Scale-up of Group Prenatal Care in South Carolina.
_Evaluation and Program Planning_,
_79_, 101760.
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**NU456JOURNALANALYSISEXEMPLAR1.pdf**
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**## PEEPEXPERIENCEinstructions.docx**
**Don’t do Clinical Experience Journal Start at Project Summary.**
**Will be sent to Turnitin.com. No AI please!**
**Project Summary**
Where was your PEEP implemented, what location?
**Queen City Women’s Health Clinic, Selma, Dallas County, Alabama**
What date(s) was your PEEP implemented?
**March 27, 2025 at 9 AM**
Who was involved and/or in attendance for your PEEP implementation? Include your preceptor. My preceptor and an OBGYN physician were present along with twelve female clients
Healthy People 2030 topic and objective being addressed by your project (include suffix).
**Teaching Methods/Activities/Materials Evaluation**
Discuss whether or not the teaching methods/activities/materials you chose to use during your live education/implementation were appropriate for your audience?
What you would change about your teaching methods/activities/materials if implementing a similar project in the future?
**Outcome Evaluation and Results**
List your four behavioral objectives and state whether each was achieved.
What methods did you use evaluate your behavioral objectives? Discuss how you accomplished each of your four behavioral objectives.
What you would change about your evaluation plan if implementing a similar project in the future?
**Teacher Performance Evaluation and Results**
What were the results of your teacher performance evaluation? Include specific data such as ratings, comments from participants, etc.
What you would change about your teacher performance evaluation if implementing a similar project in the future?
**Projected Impact on Clinical Practice Facility**
What impact will your PEEP project have on the staff, clients, clinical facility, and the community?
Identify specific examples of changes that you expect to take place in the coming weeks to months as a result of your PEEP project.
**Suggestions for Continued Practice Enhancement**
Identify specific recommendations for continued education for your chosen population.
Support with evidence-based recommendations and references to earn credit.
Consider the following:
Is more education needed on this topic?
Would a simulated activity and/or experience help to better apply the knowledge?
What other related topic would be the “next step” for this group? Did the audience or your preceptor mention another topic of interest? How would this related topic enhance or build upon the knowledge presented in your current PEEP?
**Products Created by the Student **(This should be separate)**
**Attach the product(s) created for your PEEP to the assignment submission link.**
**Product(s) must be designed and created by the student.**
**Your product should include the Healthy People 2030 topic and objective and behavioral objectives**.
**(Increase the proportion of women who receives early and adequate prenatal care – MICH-08; Topics: Pregnancy and Childbirth)**
**References must be cited on the product you created using correct 7th edition APA and include a minimum of four references: two professional websites and two evidence-based articles from peer-reviewed scholarly journals. Don't forget in-text citations.**
**References**
Cite the evidence-based recommendations and references utilized for your suggestions for continued practice enhancement.
This is an example to show you what an ideal assignment should look like. Do not copy this exemplar as this is considered plagiarism. NU456JOURNALANALYSISEXEMPLAR.pdf
**## actionplantogoby.docx**
5
ACTION PLAN AND PROPOSAL
**Project Title and Description**
This project “Importance of Early and Adequate Prenatal Care “aims to deliver important prenatal health messages to pregnant women spanning various economic levels. This will be implemented March 25 at Queen City Women's Health, located in a rural low-income area. My Healthy People 2030 Objective: Increase the proportion of women who receives early and adequate prenatal care – MICH-08, Topics: Pregnancy and Childbirth. Most patients who visit Queen City Women's Health have difficulty obtaining early treatment and sufficient prenatal care. Multiple delivery barriers exist because healthcare facilities are limited due to financial constraints, location barriers, and a lack of public awareness about prenatal care. Others include transportation barriers and a lack of understanding about the importance of prenatal care. Culture-related factors, which include language limitations and various health belief systems, contribute to accessing prenatal healthcare problems among patients. One aspect remains unclear about the reasons that cause specific women to delay their medical care. Without appropriate prenatal medical attention, pregnant mothers endure obstetric conditions without a diagnosis, leading to potential harm for them and their babies such as preterm birth or maternal death (Peahl et al., 2020).
The educational initiative provides important information about maternal care needs to expect mothers. This project gives expecting women access to necessary resources for achieving improved pregnancy health outcomes. Participants will learn the importance of regular prenatal checkups, scheduling methods, and care access information. Pregnant people will learn how to navigate healthcare systems by discovering inexpensive healthcare providers while gaining comprehension of healthcare operations. My Healthy People 2030 strives to enhance prenatal
care among birthing individuals. The plan will teach useful strategies that help individuals surmount obstacles to achieve better maternal health outcomes. Regular visit attendance to healthcare professionals, along with healthcare education, leads to better prenatal care and minimizes pregnancy-associated health complications.
**Behavioural Objectives**
The following SMART (Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant and Time-bound) objectives are focused on improving participants’ knowledge and actions as far as prenatal care is concerned and will guide the teaching session: At the end of the session, 90% of the participants, as measured through a post-session survey, will be able to list at least three benefits of early prenatal care. Participants will also participate in an interactive group discussion to identify two common barriers to accessing prenatal care and propose one solution to overcome each barrier. Additionally, through a short quiz, 80% of the participants will correctly recall the recommended schedule for prenatal visits and key milestones for each trimester. Lastly, before the end of the session, at least 80% of participants will schedule their next prenatal appointment before exiting the event. Their registration will be confirmed by sign-up sheets or verbal confirmation.
**Teaching Strategies**
Several strategies will be integrated within the teaching session to ensure effective communication about the importance of prenatal care. In the first part, the PowerPoint presentation will serve as a method of explaining key concepts in a structured lecture-based way using charts and statistics. One function of this method is especially helpful for justifying the
schedule of prenatal visits and outlining the advantages of early care. This strategy is a clear delivery of information; however, without support from engaging activities, it can be too passive, and participants may struggle to stay attentive if it is dense or delivered too quickly. To help curb this, however, Visual aids will be included to help with retention, and the pace of the curriculum will be adjusted to help your comprehension.
Furthermore, participants will be asked to participate in an interactive group discussion to engage in active practice. This strategy facilitates open dialogue where participants share personal experiences and work together to discover common barriers to accessing prenatal care. This approach is collaborative, helping participants solve the problems encountered while using the concepts discussed in their daily situations. However, discussions may be off track or too long, and all participants will not feel comfortable contributing in a group setting. In order to remedy this, the facilitator will help keep the conversation on track and have a safe space for everyone to participate.
There will also be a question-and-answer session, allowing people to ask any questions and promote two-way communication. However, there may be time constraints to the depth of the discussion. Lastly, a brochure or handout summarizing important points will be distributed as a reference after the session. While it is a great takeaway, it only works if participants review it later. As such, the brochure should be concise and visually compelling to keep the reader interested.
**Outcome Evaluation**
For the short-term evaluation and analysis, a quiz administered at the end of the session, with questions specifically geared toward determining the participant's understanding of the benefits of early prenatal care and the recommended schedule for prenatal visits, will be the evaluation method. The quiz will be a mix of true/false and multiple-choice tests to assess the students' retention of the information. Participants will also be asked to verbally commit to scheduling their next prenatal appointment before leaving the event. It is a measurable outcome of their engagement and motivation to focus on prenatal care.
For long-term evaluation and analysis, participants will receive follow-up calls or texts 2-4 weeks after the session asking if they attend their prenatal appointments. That will help us determine if the session had some lasting effect on their decision to seek early and consistent prenatal care. The audience will find these evaluation methods suitable because they measure both the acquisition of knowledge and change in behaviour, offering an integrated gauge of how successful the session was in driving positive health outcomes.
**Teacher Performance Evaluation**
Evaluating my performance as a teacher is essential, so I will implement two strategies: self-reflection and participant feedback. These evaluation methods, which incorporate a balance between internal reflection and external inputs, are particularly suitable for this purpose. By integrating internal and external evaluations, I can ensure future improvements in my teaching and the quality of future sessions.
The first strategy is to keep a self-reflection journal post-session. In this journal, I will evaluate the overall flow of the presentation, my ability to engage with participants and possible areas for improvement. Through this reflective practice, I aim to critically analyze the methods I use to teach and my strengths and weaknesses. By reviewing my delivery, pacing, and whether I responded to participants' needs, I can continually refine my delivery for future sessions to improve my teaching.
The second strategy is to administer an anonymous participant feedback survey at the end of the session. In the end, participants will be asked to rate different aspects of the session, from the clarity of content to the efficiency of the teaching methods. Both Likert scale questions to quantify feedback and open-ended responses to provide more detailed insights will be included in the survey. I will gather direct feedback from the participants to get their external perspective of the session, determine how well it served their needs, and how it can be improved.
**Content outline**
1. Introduction to Prenatal Care
A. What is prenatal care?
a. Prenatal care is the care a woman receives during pregnancy to ensure good outcomes for both her and her baby. Regular checkups, tests and assessments monitor pregnancy progression and detect potential complications early. Additionally, the visits allow healthcare professionals to teach pregnant women about important components of maintaining a healthy pregnancy, including diet, lifestyle changes and warning signs (Peahl & Howell, 2021).
B. Healthy People 2030 Objective – MICH 08 strives to increase the proportion of women receiving early and adequate prenatal care, as it recognizes the critical function of this care for improving maternal and infant health outcomes.
2. Benefits of Early and Adequate Prenatal Care
a. Prenatal care significantly reduces the risks for mothers and babies when it begins in the first trimester and continues until birth. Healthcare professionals can monitor essential health signs, including blood pressure, weight gain, and fetal development. Healthcare providers can treat conditions such as gestational diabetes or preeclampsia before these conditions become life-threatening. Early prenatal care helps patients maintain their overall wellness while staying updated on necessary medical treatments and keeping nutrition and mental health in check (Leal et al., 2020).
3. Common Barriers to Accessing Prenatal Care
a. Research shows prenatal care delivers helpful results, yet many women face real challenges in obtaining these services. Financial challenges represent a major difficulty that mostly affects women patients: the majority of women can not afford prenatal care, let alone insurance coverage, and this hinders their access to essential medical services. Women from rural and underserved parts of the country experience transportation obstacles that prevent them from obtaining prenatal care services as scheduled. Other patients have time constraints since they work full-time and raise children, making it hard to spare some time for prenatal visits. (Ahinkorah et al., 2021).
3. Prenatal Care Schedule and Key Milestones
a. During the first trimester, women are advised to visit antenatal to confirm pregnancy, check vital signs and perform other laboratory investigations. Another visit is to be made in the second trimester to monitor the baby's general growth, check for congenital anomalies, and check on the mother's well-being. The third and fourth trimesters. The visits are more frequent, starting with the fortnight to weekly. The baby's growth is monitored, and the mother's well-being is assessed through vital signs. Other important investigations done include the obstetric ultrasound. (Van De Griend et al., 2020).
5. Encouraging Commitment to Prenatal Care
a. For women who need prenatal care, encouraging and motivating their commitment is important for the mother's and baby's immediate and long-term health outcomes. Healthcare providers can provide practical strategies to help women stay on track with their appointments, such as flexible scheduling options, reminders and education about the importance of each visit. Furthermore, overcoming individual barriers is essential to greater access and compliance.
**References**
Ahinkorah, B. O., Ameyaw, E. K., Seidu, A. A., Odusina, E. K., Keetile, M., & Yaya, S. (2021). Examining Barriers to Healthcare Access and Utilization of Antenatal Care Services: Evidence from Demographic Health Surveys in Sub-Saharan Africa.
_BMC Health Services Research_,
_21_, 1-16.
Leal, M. D. C., Esteves-Pereira, A. P., Viellas, E. F., Domingues, R. M. S. M., & Gama, S. G. N. D. (2020). Prenatal Care in the Brazilian Public Health Services.
_Revista de Saúde Pública_,
_54_, 08.
[https://doi.org/10.11606/s1518-8787.2020054001458](https://doi.org/10.11606/s1518-8787.2020054001458)
Peahl, A. F., & Howell, J. D. (2021). The Evolution of Prenatal Care Delivery Guidelines in the United States.
_American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology_,
_224_(4), 339-347.
[https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajog.2020.12.016](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajog.2020.12.016)
Peahl, A. F., Gourevitch, R. A., Luo, E. M., Fryer, K. E., Moniz, M. H., Dalton, V. K., … & Shah, N. (2020). Right-sizing Prenatal Care to Meet Patients' Needs and Improve Maternity Care Value.
_Obstetrics & Gynecology_,
_135_(5), 1027–1037.
Van De Griend, K. M., Billings, D. L., Frongillo, E. A., Messias, D. K. H., Crockett, A. H., & Covington-Kolb, S. (2020). Core Strategies, Social Processes, and Contextual Influences of Early Phases of Implementation and Statewide Scale-up of Group Prenatal Care in South Carolina.
_Evaluation and Program Planning_,
_79_, 101760.
**33125755PM.pdf**
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**NU456JOURNALANALYSISEXEMPLAR1.pdf**
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**## PEEPEXPERIENCEinstructions.docx**
**Don’t do Clinical Experience Journal Start at Project Summary.**
**Will be sent to Turnitin.com. No AI please!**
**Project Summary**
Where was your PEEP implemented, what location?
**Queen City Women’s Health Clinic, Selma, Dallas County, Alabama**
What date(s) was your PEEP implemented?
**March 27, 2025 at 9 AM**
Who was involved and/or in attendance for your PEEP implementation? Include your preceptor. My preceptor and an OBGYN physician were present along with twelve female clients
Healthy People 2030 topic and objective being addressed by your project (include suffix).
**Teaching Methods/Activities/Materials Evaluation**
Discuss whether or not the teaching methods/activities/materials you chose to use during your live education/implementation were appropriate for your audience?
What you would change about your teaching methods/activities/materials if implementing a similar project in the future?
**Outcome Evaluation and Results**
List your four behavioral objectives and state whether each was achieved.
What methods did you use evaluate your behavioral objectives? Discuss how you accomplished each of your four behavioral objectives.
What you would change about your evaluation plan if implementing a similar project in the future?
**Teacher Performance Evaluation and Results**
What were the results of your teacher performance evaluation? Include specific data such as ratings, comments from participants, etc.
What you would change about your teacher performance evaluation if implementing a similar project in the future?
**Projected Impact on Clinical Practice Facility**
What impact will your PEEP project have on the staff, clients, clinical facility, and the community?
Identify specific examples of changes that you expect to take place in the coming weeks to months as a result of your PEEP project.
**Suggestions for Continued Practice Enhancement**
Identify specific recommendations for continued education for your chosen population.
Support with evidence-based recommendations and references to earn credit.
Consider the following:
Is more education needed on this topic?
Would a simulated activity and/or experience help to better apply the knowledge?
What other related topic would be the “next step” for this group? Did the audience or your preceptor mention another topic of interest? How would this related topic enhance or build upon the knowledge presented in your current PEEP?
**Products Created by the Student **(This should be separate)**
**Attach the product(s) created for your PEEP to the assignment submission link.**
**Product(s) must be designed and created by the student.**
**Your product should include the Healthy People 2030 topic and objective and behavioral objectives**.
**(Increase the proportion of women who receives early and adequate prenatal care – MICH-08; Topics: Pregnancy and Childbirth)**
**References must be cited on the product you created using correct 7th edition APA and include a minimum of four references: two professional websites and two evidence-based articles from peer-reviewed scholarly journals. Don't forget in-text citations.**
**References**
Cite the evidence-based recommendations and references utilized for your suggestions for continued practice enhancement.
This is an example to show you what an ideal assignment should look like. Do not copy this exemplar as this is considered plagiarism. NU456JOURNALANALYSISEXEMPLAR.pdf
**## actionplantogoby.docx**
5
ACTION PLAN AND PROPOSAL
**Project Title and Description**
This project “Importance of Early and Adequate Prenatal Care “aims to deliver important prenatal health messages to pregnant women spanning various economic levels. This will be implemented March 25 at Queen City Women's Health, located in a rural low-income area. My Healthy People 2030 Objective: Increase the proportion of women who receives early and adequate prenatal care – MICH-08, Topics: Pregnancy and Childbirth. Most patients who visit Queen City Women's Health have difficulty obtaining early treatment and sufficient prenatal care. Multiple delivery barriers exist because healthcare facilities are limited due to financial constraints, location barriers, and a lack of public awareness about prenatal care. Others include transportation barriers and a lack of understanding about the importance of prenatal care. Culture-related factors, which include language limitations and various health belief systems, contribute to accessing prenatal healthcare problems among patients. One aspect remains unclear about the reasons that cause specific women to delay their medical care. Without appropriate prenatal medical attention, pregnant mothers endure obstetric conditions without a diagnosis, leading to potential harm for them and their babies such as preterm birth or maternal death (Peahl et al., 2020).
The educational initiative provides important information about maternal care needs to expect mothers. This project gives expecting women access to necessary resources for achieving improved pregnancy health outcomes. Participants will learn the importance of regular prenatal checkups, scheduling methods, and care access information. Pregnant people will learn how to navigate healthcare systems by discovering inexpensive healthcare providers while gaining comprehension of healthcare operations. My Healthy People 2030 strives to enhance prenatal
care among birthing individuals. The plan will teach useful strategies that help individuals surmount obstacles to achieve better maternal health outcomes. Regular visit attendance to healthcare professionals, along with healthcare education, leads to better prenatal care and minimizes pregnancy-associated health complications.
**Behavioural Objectives**
The following SMART (Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant and Time-bound) objectives are focused on improving participants’ knowledge and actions as far as prenatal care is concerned and will guide the teaching session: At the end of the session, 90% of the participants, as measured through a post-session survey, will be able to list at least three benefits of early prenatal care. Participants will also participate in an interactive group discussion to identify two common barriers to accessing prenatal care and propose one solution to overcome each barrier. Additionally, through a short quiz, 80% of the participants will correctly recall the recommended schedule for prenatal visits and key milestones for each trimester. Lastly, before the end of the session, at least 80% of participants will schedule their next prenatal appointment before exiting the event. Their registration will be confirmed by sign-up sheets or verbal confirmation.
**Teaching Strategies**
Several strategies will be integrated within the teaching session to ensure effective communication about the importance of prenatal care. In the first part, the PowerPoint presentation will serve as a method of explaining key concepts in a structured lecture-based way using charts and statistics. One function of this method is especially helpful for justifying the
schedule of prenatal visits and outlining the advantages of early care. This strategy is a clear delivery of information; however, without support from engaging activities, it can be too passive, and participants may struggle to stay attentive if it is dense or delivered too quickly. To help curb this, however, Visual aids will be included to help with retention, and the pace of the curriculum will be adjusted to help your comprehension.
Furthermore, participants will be asked to participate in an interactive group discussion to engage in active practice. This strategy facilitates open dialogue where participants share personal experiences and work together to discover common barriers to accessing prenatal care. This approach is collaborative, helping participants solve the problems encountered while using the concepts discussed in their daily situations. However, discussions may be off track or too long, and all participants will not feel comfortable contributing in a group setting. In order to remedy this, the facilitator will help keep the conversation on track and have a safe space for everyone to participate.
There will also be a question-and-answer session, allowing people to ask any questions and promote two-way communication. However, there may be time constraints to the depth of the discussion. Lastly, a brochure or handout summarizing important points will be distributed as a reference after the session. While it is a great takeaway, it only works if participants review it later. As such, the brochure should be concise and visually compelling to keep the reader interested.
**Outcome Evaluation**
For the short-term evaluation and analysis, a quiz administered at the end of the session, with questions specifically geared toward determining the participant's understanding of the benefits of early prenatal care and the recommended schedule for prenatal visits, will be the evaluation method. The quiz will be a mix of true/false and multiple-choice tests to assess the students' retention of the information. Participants will also be asked to verbally commit to scheduling their next prenatal appointment before leaving the event. It is a measurable outcome of their engagement and motivation to focus on prenatal care.
For long-term evaluation and analysis, participants will receive follow-up calls or texts 2-4 weeks after the session asking if they attend their prenatal appointments. That will help us determine if the session had some lasting effect on their decision to seek early and consistent prenatal care. The audience will find these evaluation methods suitable because they measure both the acquisition of knowledge and change in behaviour, offering an integrated gauge of how successful the session was in driving positive health outcomes.
**Teacher Performance Evaluation**
Evaluating my performance as a teacher is essential, so I will implement two strategies: self-reflection and participant feedback. These evaluation methods, which incorporate a balance between internal reflection and external inputs, are particularly suitable for this purpose. By integrating internal and external evaluations, I can ensure future improvements in my teaching and the quality of future sessions.
The first strategy is to keep a self-reflection journal post-session. In this journal, I will evaluate the overall flow of the presentation, my ability to engage with participants and possible areas for improvement. Through this reflective practice, I aim to critically analyze the methods I use to teach and my strengths and weaknesses. By reviewing my delivery, pacing, and whether I responded to participants' needs, I can continually refine my delivery for future sessions to improve my teaching.
The second strategy is to administer an anonymous participant feedback survey at the end of the session. In the end, participants will be asked to rate different aspects of the session, from the clarity of content to the efficiency of the teaching methods. Both Likert scale questions to quantify feedback and open-ended responses to provide more detailed insights will be included in the survey. I will gather direct feedback from the participants to get their external perspective of the session, determine how well it served their needs, and how it can be improved.
**Content outline**
1. Introduction to Prenatal Care
A. What is prenatal care?
a. Prenatal care is the care a woman receives during pregnancy to ensure good outcomes for both her and her baby. Regular checkups, tests and assessments monitor pregnancy progression and detect potential complications early. Additionally, the visits allow healthcare professionals to teach pregnant women about important components of maintaining a healthy pregnancy, including diet, lifestyle changes and warning signs (Peahl & Howell, 2021).
B. Healthy People 2030 Objective – MICH 08 strives to increase the proportion of women receiving early and adequate prenatal care, as it recognizes the critical function of this care for improving maternal and infant health outcomes.
2. Benefits of Early and Adequate Prenatal Care
a. Prenatal care significantly reduces the risks for mothers and babies when it begins in the first trimester and continues until birth. Healthcare professionals can monitor essential health signs, including blood pressure, weight gain, and fetal development. Healthcare providers can treat conditions such as gestational diabetes or preeclampsia before these conditions become life-threatening. Early prenatal care helps patients maintain their overall wellness while staying updated on necessary medical treatments and keeping nutrition and mental health in check (Leal et al., 2020).
3. Common Barriers to Accessing Prenatal Care
a. Research shows prenatal care delivers helpful results, yet many women face real challenges in obtaining these services. Financial challenges represent a major difficulty that mostly affects women patients: the majority of women can not afford prenatal care, let alone insurance coverage, and this hinders their access to essential medical services. Women from rural and underserved parts of the country experience transportation obstacles that prevent them from obtaining prenatal care services as scheduled. Other patients have time constraints since they work full-time and raise children, making it hard to spare some time for prenatal visits. (Ahinkorah et al., 2021).
3. Prenatal Care Schedule and Key Milestones
a. During the first trimester, women are advised to visit antenatal to confirm pregnancy, check vital signs and perform other laboratory investigations. Another visit is to be made in the second trimester to monitor the baby's general growth, check for congenital anomalies, and check on the mother's well-being. The third and fourth trimesters. The visits are more frequent, starting with the fortnight to weekly. The baby's growth is monitored, and the mother's well-being is assessed through vital signs. Other important investigations done include the obstetric ultrasound. (Van De Griend et al., 2020).
5. Encouraging Commitment to Prenatal Care
a. For women who need prenatal care, encouraging and motivating their commitment is important for the mother's and baby's immediate and long-term health outcomes. Healthcare providers can provide practical strategies to help women stay on track with their appointments, such as flexible scheduling options, reminders and education about the importance of each visit. Furthermore, overcoming individual barriers is essential to greater access and compliance.
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