Stigma in Mental Health and Substance Abuse

1) Academic Paper Population Issue (20%)
The purpose of this assignment is to identify and explore a holistic mental health nursing approach to a
contemporary/relevant issue of the students choice based on a specific client population. Exploration of
the issue must be evidence-informed with support from peer-reviewed journals. Be sure to limit the
discussion to one or two major points in order to address concepts in depth, rather than provide a broad
overview of many issues.
3
Students will:
construct a research question and thesis statement for your topic,
offer a critical examination of the topic based on knowledge acquired from class discussion,
required readings, nursing and other scholarly peer-reviewed literature, and pertinent personal or
practice experiences
analyze and synthesize these sources of knowledge
develop new ideas or questions to advance nursing research into the topic.
Students will base their discussion on Best Practices and incorporate:
one or more specific applications of the following CARNA Nursing Practice Standards (2013)
o Standard Two: Knowledge-Based Practice
o Standard Three: Ethical Practice
o Standard Four: Service to the Public
application of the CNA Code of Ethics (2017) pertaining to the topic or population;
evidence-based discussion of risk and protective factors
evidence-based discussion of cultural considerations or other relevant implications for nursing
care
Papers should:
be 7-8 pages in length (title page and references not included in page count),
include a minimum of eight (8) recent (within 5-7 years) peer-reviewed scholarly resources,
o permissible websites include only CARNA and CNA, which may be used in addition tonot
included aspart of the 8 required scholarly peer reviewed sources
o the course textbook is not included as one of the peer-reviewed scholarly sources, and
should only be used minimally in addition to the scholarly works
be written in Times New Roman 12-point font,
be consistent with APA (6th ed.) formatting requirements