title: Improving breast cancer screening in a federally qualified health center with a team of nursing leaders.
abstract: To improve breast cancer screening in a federally qualified health center, NPs developed a collaborative team of nurses to implement innovative strategies that improved mammography rates from 23% to 40% over a 12-month period. Through shared expertise, this team led the way in translating mammography guidelines into clinical practice.
authors.affiliation: Jill C. Muhrer is an adult NP at Urban Health Institute, Camden, NJ.
authors.forename: Jill C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Muhrer
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D055088:Early Detection of Cancer / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D008327:Mammography / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008875:Middle Aged; D009722:Nurse Practitioners / Q000458:organization & administration*; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D064876:Safety-net Providers