Academic Nurse Managed Student Health Center Kapi‘olani Community College Hawai‘i

Abstract

The purpose of this evidence-based Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) change initiative is to develop a Strategic Plan and mobilize stakeholders toward adoption of an Academic Nurse Managed Health Center (ANMHC) at Kapiʻolani Community College (KCC) on the island of Oahu in Hawaiˋi. The ANMHC is an academically based clinic under the leadership of an Advanced Practice Nurse (APRN) who works in partnership with interdisciplinary health-care teams and the communities they serve. ANMHCs emphasize health education, health promotion, and disease prevention. The Center will provide accessible, affordable on-site health and wellness services and training to students enrolled at the college. The DNP project is designed in support of the University of Hawaiʻi system goal to improve the quality of life and well-being of future Hawaiʻi generations. The ANMHC offers a means to provide services to a student population on the largest community college campus in Hawaiʻi. The clinic provides an opportunity to meet Hawaiʻi's growing health-care and training needs, which in turn positively influences health-care outcomes and addresses growing national health concerns. The proposed nurse-led DNP change initiative will serve to establish Kapiʻolani Community College Student Health Center as a leader in providing accessible health services to their students.