Discussion Board Week 4 Shanell McFadden For this week’s discussion board, I was able to use ProQuest in the Walden Library to search for a peer reviewed articles for the assignment. My area of interest and focus is mental health. ProQuest in the Walden Library is accessible to my peers enrolled in the university and I do recommend it for them but not accessible for my colleagues. I would not be able to recommend using ProQuest to help my professional colleagues gain more information about mental health practice and how it affects the nurse practitioner’s role. Some of the difficulties that I faced when searching ProQuest in the Walden Library database is the use of keywords. Often times I find that when I search general keywords, I have an overwhelming amount of results that not always meet the criteria of what I am looking for. For example, when searching through ProQuest I noticed that the keywords are being highlighted not only in the titles but in some of the literature even if the topic of the article is not necessarily what I am looking for. With the articles that I am able to find such as, “Meeting The Needs of People with Mental Illness” (Ramirez, 2016), discusses how the expansion of access healthcare for individuals with mental health illnesses came about. It highlights how people with mental health illness is a significant public health issue (Ramirez, 2016). It also discusses the acts that allowed for the expansion and how it impacted the need for more PMHNP’s. Unfortunately, I have learned that the scope of practice for the PMHNP is limited due to regulatory barriers which explains in part the shortage of specialty advance practice nurses (Ramirez, 2016). The PMHNP was just offered exams to certify and allow the receipt of credentials in 1999 per the ANCC (Ramirez, 2016). To say that this is a new area with a desperate need is an understatement. The shortage of PMHNP and the need for them fueled my interest in continuing my education to assist in providing care for a growing demographic. I have family with mental health illnesses and to watch them not be treated medically appropriate is another driving force that caused me to make the final decision to pursue this degree in advanced nursing practice. References Young, C.C. & Calloway S.J. (2020) Assessing mental health stigma: Nurse practitioners’ attitudes regarding managing patients with mental health disorders. Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners . Electronic publication. doi: 10.1097/JXX. 0000000000000351 Chapman, S.A., Phoenix, B.J., Hahn, T.E., & Strod, D.C. (2018). Utilization and economic contribution of psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner in public behavioral health services. The Behavioral Health Workforce: Planning, Practice, and Preparation . American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 54(6), Supplement 3: S243-S249. Ramirez, J. (2016). Meeting the needs of people with mental illness: Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioners , 97(1), 42-46. Retrieved from https://search-proquest-com.ezp.waldenulibrary.org/nahs/docview/1771785859/98CB314F30D64C43PQ/2?accountid=14872 Jennifer Lubrano Week 4 Main Discussion Post This week we are looking closer at scholarly writing also known as academic writing. The goal of this style or category of writing is to convey a logical argument from an objective standpoint (Writing Center, 2020). It avoids emotions, Inflammatory, or biased language. Whether you personally agree or disagree with the idea that you are writing about it must be presented accurately and objectively (Writing Center, 2020). Some tips are to use clear statements with a limited focus, have a logical structure, and be evidenced-based (all statements must be supported by evidence). On the flip side, some common mistakes include wordiness, using vague statements, using informational language, description without analysis, and not properly citing sources (Writing, 2020). As I started searching for my…
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