There are a myriad of nursing topics to explore. You may wish to browse through these websites for ideas:
FIRST, choose a mental health topics below
THEN, find some background info ("Gale eBooks" is highly recommended!) on that topic. This is crucial to help you understand:
QUESTIONS TO DETERMINE YOUR SEARCH FOCUS |
POSSIBLE ANSWERS |
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WHO is involved or affected
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example topic: stress children, elderly, college students, veterans, pregnant mothers, caregivers |
WHAT is the health issue?
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example topic: stress type: acute, chronic risk factors: job loss, death of family member symptoms: heart racing, jaw clenching, insomnia |
WHERE in body or mind?
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example topic: stress body: hypertension, rash breakouts, weight gain/loss, stomach acid, migraines, immune system mind: depression, nervous breakdown, social anxiety |
WHY is this happening?
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example topic: stress relationship issues, job loss, start of new job, death of family member, change in medications, pandemic, war |
HOW should this be solved?
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example topic: stress prevention: meditation, yoga, social support, good sleep habits treatment: music therapy, massage, Xanax, good nutrition, exercise nursing tasks: Nursing intervention, Nursing diagnosis, Nursing assessment, Nursing Screening, Nursing Patient Education |
Image source: "Transfusion donor bottles, Baxter Lab., Glenview, Ill." by Howard R. Hollem is in the Public Domain
is there a topic from your textbook or class lecture that you want to further explore?
Debatable? (are there likely other points of views that exist?)
Plausible? (there is likely valid evidence to support it)