NR320-326 Mental Health Nursing HW

NR320-326 Mental Health Nursing HW

PURPOSE The student will review, summarize, and critique a scholarly article related to a mental health topic.

COURSE OUTCOMES This assignment enables the student to meet the following course outcomes.

• CO 4. Utilize critical thinking skills in clinical decision-making and implementation of the nursing process for psychiatric/mental health clients.

(PO 4)

• CO 5: Utilize available resources to meet self‐identified goals for personal, professional, and educational development appropriate to the mental

health setting. (PO 5)

• CO 7: Examine moral, ethical, legal, and professional standards and principles as a basis for clinical decision‐making. (PO 6)

• CO 9: Utilize research findings as a basis for the development of a group leadership experience. (PO 8)

DUE DATE Refer to Course Calendar for details. The Late Assignment Policy applies to this assignment.

TOTAL POINTS POSSIBLE: 100 points

REQUIREMENTS 1. Select a scholarly nursing or research article (published within the last five years) related to mental health nursing, which includes content related

to evidence‐based practice.

*** You may need to evaluate several articles before you find one that is appropriate. ***

2. Ensure that no other member of your clinical group chooses the same article. Submit the article for approval.

3. Write a 2–3 page paper (excluding the title and reference pages) using the following criteria.

a. Write a brief introduction of the topic and explain why it is important to mental health nursing.

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b. Cite statistics to support the significance of the topic.

c. Summarize the article; include key points or findings of the article.

d. Discuss how you could use the information for your practice; give specific examples. NR320-326 Mental Health Nursing HW

e. Identify strengths and weaknesses of the article.

f. Discuss whether you would recommend the article to other colleagues.

g. Write a conclusion.

4. Paper must follow APA format. Include a title page and a reference page; use 12‐point Times Roman font; and include in‐text citations (use citations

whenever paraphrasing, using statistics, or quoting from the article). Please refer to your APA Manual as a guide for in‐text citations and sample reference pages.

5. Submit per faculty instructions by due date (see Course Calendar); please refer to your APA Manual as a guide for in‐text citations and sample

reference pages. Copies of articles from any Databases, whether PDF, MSWord, or any other electronic file format, cannot be sent via the Learning

Management System (Canvas) dropbox or through email, as this violates copyright law protections outlined in our subscription agreements. Refer to the “Policy” page under the Resource tab in the shell for the directions for properly accessing and sending library articles electronically using permalinks.

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DIRECTIONS AND ASSIGNMENT CRITERIA

Assignment

Criteria

Points % Description

Introduction 10 10 • An effective introduction establishes the purpose of the paper.

• The introduction should capture the attention of the reader.

Article summary 30 30 Summary of article must include the following.

• Statistics to support the significance of the topic

• Key points and findings of the article

• Discussion of how information from the article could be used in your practice (give

specific examples)

Article critique 30 30 Article critique must include the following.

• Strengths and weaknesses of the article

• Discussion of whether you would recommend the article to a colleague

Conclusion 15 15 The conclusion statement should be well defined and clearly stated. An effective conclusion provides analysis and/or synthesis of information, which relates to the main

idea/topic of the paper. The conclusion is supported by ideas presented throughout the

body of your report.

Article Selection &

Approval 5 5 • Article is relevant to mental health nursing practice and is current (within 5 years of

publication).

• No duplicate articles within the clinical group.

• Article submitted and approved as scholarly by instructor.

Grammar/Spelling/ Mechanics/APA