ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND: Because of the rapidly emerging need for more RNs in primary care, schools of nursing are challenged with preparing students for these roles. PURPOSE: The purpose of the project was to use the Faculty Primary Care Assessment Tool to evaluate the extent of primary care content in the prelicensure curriculum and identify strategies for primary care content integration. METHODS: A quality improvement approach was used for this evaluation. Thirty-one faculty (44%) completed the Faculty Primary Care Assessment Tool. RESULTS: The majority of the content items were scored between 1.55 and 3.4, indicating minimal integration of primary care concepts. Courses that had high integration of primary care content were leadership and psychiatric-mental health courses. CONCLUSIONS: Our findings provide a valuable tool to assist with the integration of primary care content in the prelicensure curriculum.
