Topic – Nursing with a bias towards topics related to psychiatric-mental health patients
Students often come to NSG340 Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing with a bias towards topics related to psychiatric-mental health patients. This bias is often related to previous experiences and/or how patients are portrayed in the media. Students choosing this elective will identify a personal bias related to a psychiatric-mental health issue. The paper will include the following elements that will be evaluated:
Please make reference to ESSENTIAL PSYCHIATRIC MENTAL HEALTH NURSNG INCLUDINF PAGE NUMBERS

Point Distribution Possible Points
Introductory paragraph including your bias
In-depth descriiption and discussion of your personal bias, including all the factors and/or experiences that may have contributed to the bias; more than one page long
How being in this PMHN course has impacted or will impact your bias; at least ½ page
A plan with at least six (6) specific documented (with page numbers from your course textbook) approaches to overcome this bias; each approach to be at least six (6) sentences
Conclusion/Summary paragraph
Grammar, word usage, sentence structure, spelling, punctuation, capitalization, no contractions, no more than three (3) direct quotes, 4-6 pages, etc.
APA 7 format including title and reference page, headings, 1” margins, needed citations, citations correct and with page numbers, double spacing, 11-point Calibri or 12-point Times New Roman font, etc. 12