The purpose of this assignment is to provide the student the opportunity demonstrate competency in performing the role of the psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner in a safe environment.

Submission Instructions:

To complete this assignment, address the following criteria:

Posters should include the following content:

A Project title. This should be placed towards the top of the poster, including the names of the authors and university affiliation

An Introduction section. This should highlight the problem addressed in a brief literature review with citations and your hypothesis or hypotheses.

1. The Purpose section: The poster states the objectives of this inquiry relative to the overall evidence-based literature review on this topic. 

The Methods/Search Strategy section. An overview of how you studied your primary source(s): Describes the evidence-based solution. How was it developed? Include the theoretical framework (if applicable). Identify databases searched and inclusion/exclusion criteria.

• The Results The poster describes the search, the number of studies included, and the level of evidence.

The Synthesis of Evidence   The poster briefly describes the synthesis of the evidence that includes major trends and notable gaps.

• The Implications for Practice section. The poster includes recommendations for practice, education, or future research based on the review and synthesis of the evidence.

A  References section. Make sure your references include at least four references with three primary research articles. Primary articles describe studies in which the authors collected the data themselves. References must be in APA format. If you cannot fit four or more references into your poster, you should provide the references separately as an attached word document.  For assistance with APA formatting, please contact SmartThinking Online Tutoring link in Canvas or visit the STU library at https://www.stu.edu/library/Links to an external site.