{"title":"Advancing Breast Cancer Screening Through Mobile Mammography: An EBPQI Initiative","authors":"Lauren J. Houser, Jennifer E. Wilson","doi":"10.1016/j.nurpra.2024.105303","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Nurse practitioners (NP) are well poised to lead evidence-based practice, quality improvement initiatives to improve preventative health screening outcomes. Mobile mammography units (MMU) have effectively increased Breast Cancer Screening (BCS) in underserved populations. This rural NP-led family practice initiative housed an MMU in the clinic’s parking lot, which was visible and available to the local community. BCS rates increased 448%. The MMU also performed bone density screening, which increased 433%. Additionally, the NP was appointed to the community’s Main Street Board, a city council–selected advisory board for downtown revitalization, historic preservation, and economic growth, highlighting the impact of NP leadership beyond clinical settings.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":101233,"journal":{"name":"The Journal for Nurse Practitioners","volume":"21 3","pages":"Article 105303"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2025-01-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"The Journal for Nurse Practitioners","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1555415524003799","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Nurse practitioners (NP) are well poised to lead evidence-based practice, quality improvement initiatives to improve preventative health screening outcomes. Mobile mammography units (MMU) have effectively increased Breast Cancer Screening (BCS) in underserved populations. This rural NP-led family practice initiative housed an MMU in the clinic’s parking lot, which was visible and available to the local community. BCS rates increased 448%. The MMU also performed bone density screening, which increased 433%. Additionally, the NP was appointed to the community’s Main Street Board, a city council–selected advisory board for downtown revitalization, historic preservation, and economic growth, highlighting the impact of NP leadership beyond clinical settings.
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