1. dream  discover  deliver Qualitative Learning Following Sleep Education in a Doctor of Nursing Practice Program PURPOSE: Despite concerns regarding sleep disorders that threaten public health and related health costs, health providers, particularly nurse practitioners, receive little to no training regarding sleep disorders and sleep health promotion. This work describes qualitative outcomes from a brief training session that can be easily incorporated into a doctor of nursing practice (DNP) program for nurse practitioners. METHODS Sleep training was adapted from a lay health worker manual for use with advanced practice nurses enrolled in a university DNP program. Training included leading sleep disorders and sleep hygiene/stimulus control methods presented in PowerPoint format. The training was based on the English/Spanish translation and validation of the NIH NHLBI Sleep Heart Health Study (SHHS) Sleep Habits Questionnaire (Baldwin et al., 2012), and based on the ‘Ramirez Family’ used in the development of the NIH NHLBI Your Heart/Your Life, now the updated PAHO/WHO Camino a la Salud Your Heart/Your Life manual:Sleep training was adapted from a lay health worker manual for use with advanced practice nurses enrolled in a university DNP program. Training included leading sleep disorders and sleep hygiene/stimulus control methods presented in PowerPoint format. The training was based on the English/Spanish translation and validation of the NIH NHLBI Sleep Heart Health Study (SHHS) Sleep Habits Questionnaire (Baldwin et al., 2012), and based on the ‘Ramirez Family’ used in the development of the NIH NHLBI Your Heart/Your Life, now the updated PAHO/WHO Camino a la Salud Your Heart/Your Life manual: Participants were native English-speaking advanced practice nursing students enrolled in a university DNP program in the Southwestern U.S.Participants were native English-speaking advanced practice nursing students enrolled in a university DNP program in the Southwestern U.S. Qualitative data were derived from a post-training open-ended question regarding areas of greatest learning.Qualitative data were derived from a post-training open-ended question regarding areas of greatest learning. Statements were transcribed verbatim, coded, and then categorized into themes until saturation was achieved. Analysis also included frequency of mentions for themes that emerged.Statements were transcribed verbatim, coded, and then categorized into themes until saturation was achieved. Analysis also included frequency of mentions for themes that emerged. RESULTS The DNP students (N=51; ~80% women) were from the following specialties:The DNP students (N=51; ~80% women) were from the following specialties: Family (30%)Family (30%) Adult/Gerontology (26%)Adult/Gerontology (26%) Psychiatric (20%)Psychiatric (20%) Women’s health (14%)Women’s health (14%) Pediatrics (10%)Pediatrics (10%) Of the 51 students, 47 (92.2%) provided 66 mentions of greatest learning.Of the 51 students, 47 (92.2%) provided 66 mentions of greatest learning. Three leading themes emerged (Table 1):Three leading themes emerged (Table 1): 1) Application to clinical practice 1) Application to clinical practice -- 32, or 48.5% of mentions -- 32, or 48.5% of mentions 2) Greater knowledge of sleep disorders 2) Greater knowledge of sleep disorders -- 25, or 37.9% of mentions, and -- 25, or 37.9% of mentions, and 3) Sleep disorders, lifestyle & chronic disease 3) Sleep disorders, lifestyle & chronic disease -- 9, or 13.6% of mentions -- 9, or 13.6% of mentions CONCLUSIONS Comments provided by advanced practice DNP students suggest that this evidence-based training platform provides information that educates, informs and, importantly, leads students to incorporate sleep assessment and training into practice.Comments provided by advanced practice DNP students suggest that this evidence-based training platform provides information that educates, informs and, importantly, leads students to incorporate sleep assessment and training into practice. Notably, application to clinical practice was the leading theme that emerged.Notably, application to clinical practice was the leading theme that emerged. Given their growing ubiquity in clinical care, DNP-prepared nurse practitioners could become leaders in assessing sleep problems and promote healthy sleep across the lifespan, thereby reducing sleep-associated co-morbidities and health care costs.Given their growing ubiquity in clinical care, DNP-prepared nurse practitioners could become leaders in assessing sleep problems and promote healthy sleep across the lifespan, thereby reducing sleep-associated co-morbidities and health care costs. REFERENCE Baldwin CM, et al. (2012). Spanish translation & cross-language validation of a Sleep Habits Questionnaire for use in clinical & research settings. J Clin Sleep Med 8(2):137-146. CAROL M. BALDWIN 1,2 ▪ KATHERINE KENNY 1 ▪ STUART F. QUAN 3,4 1 ASU COLLEGE OF NURSING & HEALTH INNOVATION, & 2 PAHO/WHO COLLABORATING CENTRE TO ADVANCE THE POLICY ON RESEARCH FOR HEALTH, PHOENIX, AZ; 3 HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL, BOSTON, MA & 4 UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE, TUCSON, AZ Mr. Ramirez (father)OSA Mrs. Ramirez (mother) Insomnia Symptoms Nana(grandmother)RLSCarmen(daughter)15-years-old Short/Insufficient Sleep Nestor (son) 8-years-old Snoring/Restless Sleep ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS We wish to acknowledge the following persons and programs for their contributions to Dr. Baldwin’s sabbatical project, Su Sueño/Su Vida, with translation, training, survey distribution, data collection and data entry: Samuel Miquirray, BS, (ASU); Luxana Reynaga-Ornelas, PhD, RN, Cipriana Caudillo-Cisneros, MSN, RN, Sergio Marquez-Gamiño, MD, PhD, University of Guanajuato, Leon, Mexico; Maria Teresa Cerqueira, PhD, Claudia Urista-Solomon, MEd, Monika Gaytan, BS, Lorely Ambriz-Irigoyen, MSIS (PAHO/WHO U.S. Mexico Border Office, El Paso, TX); and for review and feedback, Cristina Rabadan-Diehl, PhD, MPH (DHHS, Office of Global Health in the Americas). 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