CCN Mental Health Crisis Research Paper

Evidenced Based Practice Assignment

Choose a topic that is a current issue in nursing and/or healthcare. Example topics include:

Sources can include books, journals, and/or reputable websites (examples of reputable websites include the American Nurses Association, Kaiser Family Foundation, The Commonwealth Fund, SAMHSA). Wikipedia is NOT a reputable web source. Please email me if you are unsure of a website that you potentially want to use. 

*Opioid epidemic*Nursing faculty shortage

*Mental health crisis*Population health

*Medication errors*Patient safety

*Public health threats *Evidence-based practice

*Medicaid expansion *Health care costs

*Nurse abuse*Using simulation labs to teach nurses

*Mandatory overtime *Whistle-blowing

*Impaired nurses

5.Briefly summarize the books or articles in one or two paragraphs for each source. Discuss the purpose of the work and give a description of the contents.Discuss the possible audience for the topic you choose.Discuss any weaknesses present in the work.  Would you recommend this article/book to someone? 

6.Write a conclusion paragraph discussing what you learned and any take aways that may impact your practice as a nursing student.