NURS5650 Week 6 Assignment 1 Applying Current Literature to Clinical Practice

Applying Current Literature to Clinical Practice

Psychiatric mental health nursing practice is one of the
newest disciplines to be licensed to provide psychotherapy As such, the
majority of psychotherapy research is centered on other disciplines such as
psychology, social work, marriage/family therapy, art therapy, psychiatry, and
mental health counseling. This makes it essential for you to be able to
translate current literature from other disciplines into your own clinical
practice. For this Assignment, you practice this skill by examining literature on
group work and group therapy and considering its applicability to your own
clients.

Learning Objectives

Students will:

Evaluate the application of current literature to clinical
practice

To prepare:

Review this week’s Learning Resources and reflect on the
insights they provide on group work and group therapy.

Select one of the articles from the Learning Resources to
evaluate for this Assignment.

Note: In nursing practice, it is not uncommon to review
current literature and share findings with your colleagues. Approach this
Assignment as though you were presenting the information to your colleagues.

The Assignment

In a 5- to 10-slide PowerPoint presentation, address the
following:

Provide an overview of the article you selected, including
answers to the following questions:

What type of group was discussed?

Who were the participants in the group? Why were they
selected?

What was the setting of the group?

How often did the group meet?

What was the duration of the group therapy?

What curative factors might be important for this group and
why?

What “exclusion criteria” did the authors mention?

Explain the findings/outcomes of the study in the article.
Include whether this will translate into practice with your own client groups.
If so, how? If not, why?

Explain whether the limitations of the study might impact
your ability to use the findings/outcomes presented in the article.

Note: The presentation should be 5–10 slides, not including
the title and reference slides. Include presenter notes (no more than a half
page per slide) and use tables and/or diagrams where appropriate. Be sure to
support your work with specific citations from the article you selected.
Support your presentation with evidence-based literature.