NR 606 Week 3 Discussion
General instructions:
Read the following information and answer the questions below in your initial response.
Global rates of depression and anxiety in children increased significantly during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic. Depression spiked to 25.5%, while anxiety rates doubled to 20.5% (Racine et al., 2021). With this escalation, countries across the world will need to allocate resources to address pediatric mental health concerns. Research regarding the long-term impact of the pandemic on mental health will also be necessary.
Racine, N., McArthur, B. A., Cooke, J. E., Eirich, R., Zhu, J., & Madigan, S. (2021) Global prevalence of depressive and anxiety symptoms in children and adolescents during COVID-19: A meta-analysis. JAMA Pediatrics, 175(11), 1142–1150. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamapediatrics.2021.2482
Include the following sections:
1. Application of Course Knowledge
- Identify at least two resources that are needed to address the mental health needs of the pediatric population.
- Describe one strategy at the local, state, national, or international levels to expand access to care.
- Discuss the potential repercussions that may occur if these mental health needs are not addressed.
- Describe one strategy to improve preparedness to address mental health concerns in future public health emergencies. Identify who should be involved.
2. Integration of Evidence: Integrate relevant scholarly sources as defined by program expectationsLinks to an external site.
- Cite a scholarly source in the initial
- Cite a scholarly source in one faculty response
- Cite a scholarly source in one peer
- Accurately analyze, synthesize, and/or apply principles from evidence with no more than one short quote (15 words or less) for the week.
- Include a minimum of two different scholarly sources per Cite all references and provide references for all citations.
3. Engagement in Meaningful Dialogue: Engage peers and faculty by asking questions, and offering new insights, applications, perspectives, information, or implications for practice.
- Peer Response: Respond to at least one
- Faculty Response: Respond to at least one faculty
- Communicate using respectful, collegial language and terminology appropriate to advanced nursing practice.
4. Professionalism in Communication: Communicate with minimal errors in English grammar, spelling, syntax, and punctuation.
5. Reference Citation: Use current APA format to format citations and references and is free of errors.
6. Wednesday Participation Requirement: Provide a substantive response to the graded discussion topic (not a response to a peer or faculty), by Wednesday, 11:59 p.m. MT of each week.
7. Total Participation Requirement: Provide at least three substantive posts (one to the initial question or topic, one to a student peer, and one to a faculty question) on two different days during the week.
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