Clinical Practice Paper Instructions

Identify a clinical healthcare problem in mental health care. These problems can be either from your clinical site location, personal clinical experiences, or a review of the literature. Critically examine the problem within the context of the most current evidence-based research. All references must be within the last 5 years and at least 5 references are required to support your findings. Your clinical practice paper should include the following headers:

1. Description of the Problem

2. Background Information

3. Significance to Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nursing

Write a scholarly paper in APA format (7th ed.) that is well organized, succinct, and proficient in grammar and composition. References must be within the last 5 years and at least 5 references are required to support your findings or arguments.

The paper has a 3-page limit (1 page per header). This does not include the Title Page or References. Any paper that exceeds 3 pages in length will get a 1-point deduction per extra page.