NEPQR Primary Care Digital Badges

Primary care nursing is more essential than ever before. Promoting wellness, assessing population groups, and helping our clients prevent, as well as live well with, chronic conditions are nurse-led activities in primary care. The University of Utah College of Nursing has developed 13 online, Nursing Contact Hour approved modules directed at enhancing primary care nursing knowledge and skills.

Once the modules are completed you will receive a Digital Badge issued by the University of Utah. A digital badge is an electronic verification of skills and knowledge specific to a topic. The digital badges you will receive are all focused on primary care nursing skills and knowledge and document your learning and skills. Use a digital badge on your social media to share your accomplishment with others or use your badge within an electronic resume to show employers you have enhanced RN skills in primary care.

The modules help you develop interpersonal skills with your clients through content such as promoting positive behavior change or advanced care planning. The modules also help you develop the 'business case' for nursing in primary care with content such as managing panels, assessing and stratifying risk and exploration of billing appropriate for nurse-led encounters. Each module is fully online and takes 3-4 hours for participants to complete. Progress through a module begins with a short demographic survey, followed by videos and readings, a 10 point content quiz, and an exit survey. Successful completion is earned by an 80% or higher quiz score and completion of an exit survey. Each module is awarded nursing contact hours and documentation of the hours and completion via a digital badge.

If you are interested in accessing the modules, please access them through the College of Nursing Canvas Catalog.

Primary Care Nursing Online Modules
Broad Topic	Module & Badge Name	Skills Covered
PC Behavioral Health	Alzheimer's Disease & Related Dementias (ADRD)	Assessment of Dementia Evidence-based dementia interventions and protocols
PC Behavioral Health	Behavioral & Mental Health and Substance Abuse	Evidence-based nurse-led behavioral interventions Coaching for behavioral health Monitoring
Population Health for Nurses	Population Health for Nurses	Risk stratification Interprofessional roles Protocol driven care
Population Health for Nurses	Data-Driven Quality Improvement & Evidence-Based Practice	EBP Continuous quality improvement Electronic health record data sets
Chronic Disease in PC	Chronic Disease Prevention	Pre-identification of common chronic illnesses Nurse-led clinic visits Annual wellness Yearly screenings Oral health Promoting healthy behaviors
Chronic Disease in PC	Chronic Disease Management (CDM)	Multiple chronic conditions and rurality Advanced Care Planning Trajectory Chronicity Medication Management Telehealth
Patient Engagement in PC	Patient Engagement and Shared Decision-Making	Health coaching Shared decision-making Motivational interviewing Readiness to change Resiliency Strength-based assessment Self-determination Therapeutic use of self Patient engagement
	Professional Roles in Primary Care	Working within the primary care team Enhanced nursing roles Interprofessional communication Team roles
	Leadership Roles in Primary Care	Creating the RN role in Primary Care teams Panel Management Fee for service vs value-based payment structures Financing RNs in Primary Care
Care Management in PCs	Care Coordination	High risk/high-cost patients Social needs & referral Order set development Protocol driven clinical decision making RN-led visits Standing and delegated orders sets Billing, coding and documentation
Care Management in PCs	Care Transitions	Expectations of patient and family plans of care between settings/multiple providers Effective discharge planning Transition models Anticipatory teaching for common transitions Billing and coding
Caregiving	Care Management: Clinical Issues	Geriatric care management Strength-based assessment Psychosocial and functional assessment Colemen Pillars of Care Transitions Interpersonal skills with clients and families Coordination of services
Caregiving	Caregiving & Aging Families	Biological and psychological changes in aging Realities of caregiving Assisting caregivers in decision-making Caregiver assessment Caregiver engagement and support