Purpose of assessment task: A wide range of biophsychosochial interventions is used in the treatment and care of people with mental illness, and nurses play an important role in delivering quality and safe patient care as members of the multidisciplinary team. The purpose of this assessment task is to extend your knowledge and understanding of interventions used in mental health settings, and the nurse’s role in caring for people with mental illness.
This assessment builds on on the knowledge and skills attained in the weekly seminars.
Assignment question: Evaluate long acting injectable anti-psychotics (depot injections), and explain the nurse’s role in the intervention. Your essay should reflect your learning and promoting recovery in the person with mental illness.
The following resources will help you in responding to this assessment task:
Australian government websites, professional bodies, the Mental Health Act 2014 (Australia)
Peer reviewed journal articles published within the past 7 years.
Prescribed text book – “Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing” (Ruth Elder, Katie Evans, Debra Nizette) 3rd edition
Structure: Must contain a purposeful introduction that outlines what will be discussed in the assignment. The body of the essay will constitute 80% of the word limit and provide key arguments supported by literature. The body of the essay is normally organised in paragraphs of approximately 100-150 words with each paragraph focused on explanation of one idea. there should be a logical progression of ideas as demonstrated by logically linked arguments/points made in each paragraph. Each paragraph should commence with a topic sentence and end with a link to the next paragraph. The essay must also contain a conclusion. The conclusion provides closure for your essay; it should succinctly restate your main points/arguments on the topic, which may also contain a reflection on the evidence presented. The end of an essay should convey a sense of completeness and closure as well as a sense of the lingering possibilities of the topic, it’s larger meaning, its implications: the final paragraph should close the discussion without closing it off.
Please not the term “evaluate” means to judge or determine the significance, worth or quality of the intervention. This essay requires you to apply critical analysis to the topic. Arguments and ideas presented in the essay must be supported by evidence (peer reviewed journal articles), thus you must use the literature to present your discussion points.
Referencing must be APA 6 style.
Presentation: Front page to include student name (Kim Valance), Student Number (214441598), essay title and word count
Student number should be included in the header.
Double spacing with exception to the reference list page which is to be single spaced. Font size 12 point Arial.
Adhere to 2000 words (within 10%) (does not include reference list)
Reference list to be provided on the last page titled “References”
provide page numbers on the bottom right corner on each page except cover page.
margins 2.54 top, bottom, left and right.
Paragraph indents – indent the first line of each paragraph
apply hanging indent for the second and subsequent lines of a reference
Every sentence must have an incitation reference.
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