Purpose: To assess and improve school nurse knowledge of HPV-associated cancers.
Design: An experimental quality improvement study.
Methods: At a continuing education regional conference, an interactive HPV education session was provided. Pre- and post-education surveys were completed by attendees.
Findings: After the educational intervention, 89.9% of nurses indicated a change in knowledge and 83.2% indicated a planned change in practice.
Conclusions: An education intervention aimed at school nurses can be impactful in broadening the understanding of HPV oncogenesis.
Clinical evidence: Educational interventions can be a strategy to increase school nurse knowledge and subsequently patient knowledge about HPV associated cancers.