Evidence-Based Mental Health Nursing Group Concept Paper

(APA Conceptual Paper)

Instructions

Write a professional three to four page paper (not including the cover, title and reference pages), in APA format, on the identified disorder or behavior with the concept “coping”. You are to use primary sources (original research articles) only, from 2014 to the present. Primary sources do not include fact sheets, reports from conferences/meetings or continuing education offerings. Studies acceptable for this paper are those that (a) are single research studies, not systematic reviews, metaanalysis, etc. and (b) have been done in the United States, United Kingdom, New Zealand and/or Australia. At least three of the research articles must include nurses as authors.

The paper must include the following:

1. Definition of the concept “coping” in regards to the selected disorder or behavior;

2. Brief overview of the identified disorder or behavior selected for your paper;

3. Analysis of the four research articles focusing on the concept with the disorder or behavior;

4. Application of the concept with the disorder or behavior to clients in a mental health setting;

and

5. Discussion of how the concept with the disorder or behavior is significant in mental health

nursing practice.

The identified disorder or behavior will be distributed in class