Introduction: Dysphagia is a complication experienced in patients with acute stroke. Complications can lead to aspiration pneumonia, swallowing difficulties, inadequate nutrition, and increased healthcare costs. Guidelines for stroke care require that stroke patients must be screened for dysphagia before eating, drinking, or receiving oral medications. Registered Nurses (RNs) play a vital role in screening for dysphagia and when provided with the appropriate education are better equipped to assess for dysphagia risk and intervene as needed. The purpose of the study is to determine whether RNs at a hospital in a Midwestern State, who complete a dysphagia screening education, demonstrated knowledge acquisition prior to implementing the Yale Swallow Protocol (YSP). The YSP is an evidenced-based screening tool that identifies aspiration risk and when passed, can recommend oral diets without the need for further instrumental dysphagia testing. Implementation of the YSP required RN education project to increase knowledge and competency for dysphagia screening. Method: This summative study utilized a tracking tool that compared results of a ten-item pre-test and post-test. Summative evaluation was directly related to the identified learning objectives and measured RNs knowledge acquisition. Results: Fifty-seven subjects complete the study. The results were analyzed via paired t test, which showed a statistically significant difference between the pre-test and post-test scores (t = 6.254, df = 56, p = .000), which suggest that the educational activity had a positive impact on learner knowledge. This education promotes positive social change by increasing RNs’ knowledge, confidence, and competence when caring for stroke patients, thus increasing patient quality of care. Conclusion: Project findings showed dysphagia screening education had an impact on knowledge acquisition. In addition, completion of the dysphagia screen education provided the necessary tools and resources to implement use of the YSP at the specialty care hospital. In addition, training will help prevent disparities in the way patients are screened for dysphagia.