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. NR326 Mental Health Nursing NR320-326 Mental Health Nursing NR320-326 RUA Scholarly Article Review V2 11/06/2018 CS/el 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. 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.
