NURS 8114 BSU Factors in The Access to Mental Health Services Essay

INVESTIGATING A CRITICAL PRACTICE QUESTION THROUGH A LITERATURE REVIEW

This week you will begin your Module 4 Assignment, which is intended to inform and support your planning for your DNP Project in your program of study. This Assignment has two parts: a literature review in the Walden Library of research to address the critical practice question that you framed in Week 7, and a critical assessment of your search outcomes in which you synthesize the evidence. 

To prepare:

Analyze your critical practice question from the Week 7 Discussion (To what extent do socialeconomic factor influence access to mental health services and how can the disparities be addressed). Based on feedback from colleagues and your Instructor, revise your question, as necessary, to ensure a clear and relevant focus for your literature search.

Review the Learning Resources to support your search.

Access the Individual Evidence Summary and Synthesis Tool document from the Learning Resources. This is a word document that you will complete with at least 10 scholarly articles relevant to your critical practice question. Scan the template to ensure you understand how to enter information for each article you identify.

Use the Week 8 Discussion to guide and clarify your search process and to pose any questions related to the template categories, search terms, or others.

The Assignment

Part 1: Literature Review 

Using the Walden Library as your source, search to select at least 10 scholarly articles that represent current literature (i.e., published within the previous 5 years) with evidence that addresses your critical question and could inform a practice change initiative for quality improvement. Using the Individual Evidence Summary Tool/Evidence Synthesis Tool template document, complete all sections for each article.

Part 2: Critical Assessment 

In a paper, include the following:

Write a critical assessment of your search outcomes that synthesizes the evidence from your literature review.

Demonstrate clear connections between the practice problem that informs your critical question, your appraisal of evidence that addresses the critical question, and resulting clarification on the need for a practice change initiative focusing on quality improvement.