Nursing Students\u27 Perceptions of Mental Health Patients and Mental Health Nursing

This Capstone project evaluated the impact of a simulation-based learning experience on nursing students\u27 anxiety levels, preparedness for psychiatric practicum, and stereotypical views towards individuals with mental illness. A sample of 15 bachelor level nursing students was utilized. The experimental group (n=8) was exposed to a four-hour simulation-based learning experience prior to the beginning of their clinical experience. The control group (n=7) began their clinical rotation without any simulation exposure. A pretest, posttest design utilizing the Mental Health Nursing Survey Part 1 (MHN-1) and the Mental Health Nursing Survey Part 2 (MHN-2) was used to measure the students\u27 stereotypical views, anxiety levels, and feelings of preparedness. This study revealed that a simulation-based learning experience did not have an effect on the nursing students\u27 levels of anxiety or feelings of preparedness. Clinical and theory positively impacted the students\u27 feelings of preparedness and levels of anxiety and negatively impacted perceptions of mental health nurses

The School Nurse\u27s Perception of Health Promotion Behavior

This was a descriptive study that assessed school nurses\u27 perceptions of health-promoting behavior. A sample of 33 school nurses was asked to complete the Health Promotion Lifestyle Profile II (HPLP-II) to measure their health-promoting lifestyle. The HPLP-II is a Likert-styled instrument that consists of 52 items divided among six subscales. The six subscales are: (1) health responsibility; (2) physical activity; (3) nutrition; (4) interpersonal relations; (5) spiritual growth and; (6) stress management. The findings indicated that the nurses perceived interpersonal relationships and spiritual growth to be components of their health-promoting behavior as evidenced by higher mean scores in those two subscales. The mean scores of the remaining subscales were scored as less important pieces of their health behavior

Am I My Peers’ Keeper? Problems of Professional Competency in Doctoral Students

Addressing problems of professional competency (PPC) among doctoral students is essential given that doctoral students will become our future counselor educators. In this study, doctoral students (N = 345) in CACREP-accredited programs were surveyed about their knowledge of peers’ PPC. The findings of this study indicate doctoral students are aware of peers with PPC (68.1%), which include inadequate skills to deliver counseling services as well as problematic behaviors related to personal or psychological issues. Findings suggest respondents are affected negatively by being in a program with a peer they perceive has a PPC (47.9%) and are frustrated with educators for allowing problematic peers to continue their doctoral training (70%). The findings of this study show that faculty members need to place more emphasis on educating doctoral students about competency issues and assessing for PPC

Counselor Preparation in Crisis, Trauma, Grief, and Neurocounseling

Crisis, trauma, and grief are common themes in counseling while neurocounseling is a relatively new term that has increased presence in counseling. However, little is known about the current status of CACREP programs offering courses directly preparing counselors to address these concerns. This descriptive study analyzed CACREP programs (N = 392) to determine how many counselor education programs offered courses in each special topic. Results indicated that programs offered crisis courses at the highest rate (62.2%) compared to trauma (41%), grief (21.2%), and neurocounseling (5.1%). These results examined program offerings immediately following the CACREP 2016 Standards revisions and may be used as a foundation to see how the new standards influence course offerings in the future

Baseline values from the electrocardiograms of children and adolescents with ADHD

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>An important issue in pediatric pharmacology is the determination of whether medications affect cardiac rhythm parameters, in particular the QT interval, which is a surrogate marker for the risk of adverse cardiac events and sudden death. To evaluate changes while on medication, it is useful to have a comparison of age appropriate values while off medication. The present meta-analysis provides baseline ECG values (i.e., off medication) from approximately 6000 children and adolescents with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>Subjects were aged 6–18 years and participated in global trials within the atomoxetine registration program. Patients were administered a 12-lead ECG at study screening and cardiac rhythm parameters were recorded. Baseline QT intervals were corrected for heart rate using 3 different methods: Bazett's, Fridericia's, and a population data-derived formula.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>ECG data were obtained from 5289 North American and 641 non-North American children and adolescents. Means and percentiles are presented for each ECG measure and QTc interval based on pubertal status as defined by age and sex. Prior treatment history with stimulants and racial origin (Caucasian) were each associated with significantly longer mean QTc values.</p> <p>Conclusion</p> <p>Baseline ECG and QTc data from almost 6000 children and adolescents presenting with ADHD are provided to contribute to the knowledge base regarding mean values for pediatric cardiac parameters. Consistent with other studies of QT interval in children and adolescents, Bazett correction formula appears to overestimate the prevalence of prolonged QTc in the pediatric population.</p

Grief and Substance Use in Asian Americans

Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) are often viewed as a “model minority,” a conception that may lead to an underestimation of problems related to substance use. However, substance use problems have grown in recent years, leading to a need to examine factors such as cultural influences, which can be protective factors as well as barriers to help seeking. Faced with losses related to immigration, acculturation, and discrimination, substance use has been used as a method of coping in AAPI populations. This chapter examines the need to create culturally competent approaches that accommodate the values, beliefs, and practices of AAPI clients and their families

Grief Work in Addictions Counseling

Grief Work in Addictions Counseling is a book for practitioners and students in the field of substance abuse counseling who encounter grief and loss issues with clients recovering from addiction. Enlightening the reader about loss, its relation to addiction, and the need to grieve these losses, this book provides specific strategies and techniques that readers can apply to both individual clients and counseling groups. Chapters address multicultural themes to help clinicians design treatments that will meet the needs of diverse genders, sexual orientations, cultures, ages, and spiritual orientations. This book is useful both for professionals and as a supplemental textbook for students preparing to become addictions counselors.https://digitalcommons.unomaha.edu/counselingbooks/1001/thumbnail.jp

Perceptions Concerning College Student Suicide: Data From Four Universities

The issue of suicide, including prevention, intervention, and postvention, continues to be a problem on college campuses. For this study, data concerning a variety of issues related to college student suicide were collected from 1,865 students at four different universities. Incidence, risk factors, and potential solutions are described, as well as implications for mental health professionals in university settings

Mean QTc intervals based on 3 correction methods by age and sex for children and adolescents presenting with ADHD

<p><b>Copyright information:</b></p><p>Taken from "Baseline values from the electrocardiograms of children and adolescents with ADHD"</p><p>http://www.capmh.com/content/1/1/11</p><p>Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health 2007;1():11-11.</p><p>Published online 28 Sep 2007</p><p>PMCID:PMC2174434.</p><p></p> Pre-pubertal: females ≤ 8 yrs (= 224) males ≤ 9 yrs (= 1313); Pubertal: females >8–13 yrs (= 881), males >9–14 yrs (= 2775); Post-pubertal: females >13 yrs (= 240), males >14 yrs (= 497). * ≤ .05, ***≤ 001