NURS4163/Evidence-Based MHN Group Concept Paper – Coping Spring 2019
Prairie View A&M University
College of Nursing
NURS 4163 Mental Health Nursing
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, meta-
analysis, 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.
The final version of the paper is due Thursday, March 7, 2019 at 9:00 a.m. for sections M01 and M03
and 1:00 p.m. for section M02. Submit at the beginning of class on the front table a hard copy with a
copy of each article. Submit the final version of the paper (a) in TurnItIn (one student from the
group) and (b) in TaskStream (each student in the group) prior to 9:00 a.m. or 1:00 p.m.
Grades for the paper will be posted in eCourses on or before Thursday, April 4, 2019 by 11:59 p.m.
Groups will be able to revise initial submissions if desired and will need to inform course instructor
of this intention in writing (group members are copied in the email) no later than Monday, April 8,
2019 by 5:00 p.m. Due date for revised paper is Monday, April 15, 2019 by 5:00 p.m. The maximum
grade will be 75 on the revised paper.
Final grade for this assignment will be posted in eCourses on or before Thursday, April 25, 2019 by
11:59 p.m.
Grading Criteria
See the Evidence-Based Mental Health Nursing Group Concept Paper Evaluation form in eCourses.
A total of 24 points is equivalent to a grade of 100. The grade will be recorded as your group concept
paper grade. Everyone in the group will receive the same grade.
