Research Article                                                                                             Mental Health 318                                                                                                                                                            Fall 2021

The understanding and use of informatics in nursing has become an integral part of providing patient care and the use of such as been shown to promote positive patient outcomes. (Aacn, pg.7).  It is essential that the preparation of student nurses include exposure to the use of informatics across the lifespan and across the healthcare continuum.  The intent of the research article assignment is to expose the student nurse to the dynamic impact informatics is having on nursing.  The research assignment will be submitted through safe-assign on blackboard.

Completion of this assignment includes writing a 400 – 500word paper in APA format.

Journal Article:

Locate an evidence-based article of a Clinical Trial of any Mental Health Disorder regarding children, young adults, or older adults Locate an evidenced-based involving informatics.
Each student will report on a different article.
Summarize the mental health diagnosis referred to in your research article.
Describe the DMS 5 criteria for this diagnosis?
Identify what percentage of the population has this diagnosis?
Discuss the current standard of treatment?
Paraphrase the objective of the clinical trial including the dynamics of the target group – age group, culture, race, etc.
Analyze why the authors of this trial feel it is important?
Describe what type of informatics are being used in the research.
Interpret the clinical trial results.
Hypothesize on the value and application of the research