NURS 6003 Week 4 Using the Walden Library Assignment 1
NURS 6003 Week 4 Using the Walden Library Assignment 1
Using the Walden Library
Where can you find evidence to inform your thoughts and scholarly writing? Throughout your degree program, you will use research literature to explore ideas, guide your thinking, and gain new insights. As you search the research literature, it is important to use resources that are peer-reviewed and from scholarly journals. You may already have some favorite online resources and databases that you use or have found useful in the past. For this Discussion, you explore databases available through the Walden Library.
| Note: Unless otherwise noted, initial postings to Discussions are due on or before Day 3, and response postings are due on or before Day 6. You are required to participate in the Discussion on at least three different days (a different day for main post and each response). It is important to adhere to the weekly time frame to allow others ample time to respond to your posting. In addition, you are expected to respond to questions directed toward your own initial posting in a timely manner. |
To Prepare:
- Review the information presented in the Learning Resources for using the Walden Library, searching the databases, and evaluating online resources.
- Begin searching for a peer-reviewed article that pertains to your practice area and interests you.
By Day 3 of Week 4
Post the following:
Using proper APA formatting, cite the peer-reviewed article you selected that pertains to your practice area and is of particular interest to you and identify the database that you used to search for the article. Explain any difficulties you experienced while searching for this article. Would this database be useful to your colleagues? Explain why or why not. Would you recommend this database? Explain why or why not.
By Day 6 of Week 4
Respond to at least two of your colleagues’ posts by offering suggestions/strategies for working with this database from your own experience, or offering ideas for using alternative resources.
Click on the Reply button below to reveal the textbox for entering your message. Then click on the Submit button to post your message.
KELLY
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My goal as an MSN student is to one day become an Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner. The peer-review article I chose is titled “Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Students’ Perceptions of a Debriefing Experience After a Cardiac Emergency High-Fidelity Simulation: A Qualitative Study” (2021). This article can be found in AACN Advanced Critical Care, a journal published by the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (2021). As nurses advance their role to becoming acute care nurse practitioners, they need specialized training to prepare them. This study uses a qualitative approach to explore students’ perceptions on whether simulation on emergent situations and debriefing experiences would grow their leadership-related learning abilities (Ali et al., 2021).
Because online search databases typically contain only abstracts, I found it difficult to locate a peer-reviewed journal article in its entirety unless subscribed to that database. Also, after using Walden’s database, I had a hard time locating an article that was recently published, and pertinent to advanced practice nursing in a critical care setting. I am a member of AACN and I have utilized its evidence-based resources for many purposes throughout my career. Experts explain that evidence-based practice is the integration of individual clinical expertise with the best available external clinical evidence from systematic research (Al-Jundi & Sakka, 2017). The AACN is a useful database for students and professionals because it is a professional organization that provides peer-reviewed research that is evidence-based as well as carefully evaluated healthcare information by the guidance of fully qualified experts. This database also includes research and data services that are centered around baccalaureate and graduate nursing programs.
The “AACN Scope and Standards for Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Practice” describes and measures the expected level of practice and professional performance for acute care nurse practitioners and offers a practical tool for students, educators, and advanced practice nurses caring for high acuity or critically ill patients and their families (AACN, 2021). Therefore, I would recommend this database to my colleagues who have a goal is becoming an acute care nurse practitioner one day.
References
Ali, A. A., Miller, E., Musallam, E., & Ballman, K. (2021). Acute care nurse practitioner students’ perceptions of a debriefing experience after a cardiac emergency high-fidelity simulation: A qualitative study. AACN Advanced Critical Care, 32(3), 264–274. https://doi.org/10.4037/aacnacc2021376
American Association of Critical Care Nurses. (2021). AACN Scope and Standards for Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Practice. https://www.aacn.org/nursing-excellence/standards/aacn-scope-and-standards-for-acute-care-nurse-practitioner-practice.
White, T., Kokiousis, J., Ensminger, S., & Shirey, M. (2017). Supplementing intensivist staffing with nurse practitioners. AACN Advanced Critical Care, 28(2), 111–123. https://doi.org/10.4037/aacnacc2017949
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This is insightful Kelly, the article selected, “Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Students’ Perceptions of a Debriefing Experience after a Cardiac Emergency High-Fidelity Simulation: A Qualitative Study” (2021), is relevant to the topic or area of study. Specialized training is necessary for the nurses who want to advance their roles in acute care (Ali et al., 2021). The article contains essential information required in the course or the area of study. From the article, the abstract only contain basic information about the topic under the study. However, the article can be accessed from the link provided (White et al., 2017). The full article contain advanced information and data required for the entire study. The full document also contain comprehensive information about the topic under the study. Walden University database contain numerous articles that can be applied to research about the same topic (Bramer et al., 2018). To determine the exact article required in the research processes, the application of keywords or phrases is essential. These keywords provided direct link to the document required.
References
Ali, A. A., Miller, E., Musallam, E., & Ballman, K. (2021). Acute care nurse practitioner students’ perceptions of a debriefing experience after a cardiac emergency high-fidelity simulation: A qualitative study. AACN Advanced Critical Care, 32(3), 264–274. https://doi.org/10.4037/aacnacc2021376
Bramer, W. M., de Jonge, G. B., Rethlefsen, M. L., Mast, F., & Kleijnen, J. (2018). A systematic approach to searching: an efficient and complete method to develop literature searches. Journal of the Medical Library Association: JMLA, 106(4), 531. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6148622/
White, T., Kokiousis, J., Ensminger, S., & Shirey, M. (2017). Supplementing intensivist staffing with nurse practitioners. AACN Advanced Critical Care, 28(2), 111–123. https://doi.org/10.4037/aacnacc2017949
CLARICEL
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Peer-Reviewed Article on COVID-19 and Mental Health in the United States
The significant impact of the pandemic on the population’s mental health has been one of the main reasons I pursued my MSN in Psychiatric-Mental Health degree. Its effects on individuals from all walks of life, regardless of race and gender, have been hard to ignore. For this discussion, the article I chose is titled COVID-19 and mental health equity in the United States by Purtle (2020). In this journal, the author discussed that socially disadvantaged groups like those in the low-income brackets and those belonging to racial/ethnic minorities experienced more pandemic-related psychiatric illnesses (Purtle, 2020). Using the database APA PsycInfo, I keyed the words “COVID-19” and “mental health” on the first search field and “United States” on the second field. To expand my search, I included the Boolean “AND.” The search resulted in 470 articles. One setback I encountered was the vast number of articles I generated from my initial inquiry and narrowed my search. To focus my search, I used the “TI” Titles from the optional field, chose FullText, and publication years 2019 to 2021 as my limiters, resulting in 17 articles (Walden University Library, n.d.).
There are many valuable databases available for research and scientific studies. APA PsycInfo is one of them. Like many databases, it contains trusted and credible peer-reviewed articles. However, APA PsycInfo would be more beneficial for those pursuing studies on behavioral and social sciences as it has more choices of psychiatric journals than the MEDLINE database (Eady, Wilczynski, & Haynes, 2008). APA PsycInfo contains one of the most extensive selections, more than 5million scientific papers, focusing on this field (American Psychological Association, n.d.). Therefore, it would be a useful resource for anyone interested in this field of study. I would highly recommend this to my colleagues also pursuing MSN in Psychiatry-Mental Health.
References
American Psychological Association. (n.d.). APA PsycINFO – APA publishing | APA.
https://www.apa.org. https://www.apa.org/pubs/databases/psycinfo
Eady, A. M., Wilczynski, N. L., & Haynes, R. B. (2008). PsycINFO search strategies identified
methodologically sound therapy studies and review articles for use by clinicians and
researchers. Journal of clinical epidemiology, 61(1), 34–40. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclinepi.2006.09.016
Purtle, J. (2020). COVID-19 and mental health equity in the United States. Social Psychiatry
and Psychiatric Epidemiology: The International Journal for Research in Social and
Genetic Epidemiology and Mental Health Services, 55(8), 969–971. https://doi-
org.ezp.waldenulibrary.org/10.1007/s00127-020-01896-8
Walden University Library. (n.d.). Databases A-Z:
Nursing. https://academicguides.waldenu.edu/az.php?s=19981
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This is insightful Claricel, the significant impact of the pandemic on the population’s mental health has been one of the main reasons I pursued my MSN in Psychiatric-Mental Health degree. Master of Science in Psychiatric-Mental Health is essential in gaining knowledge in evidence-based practices and the research processes in healthcare (American Psychological Association, n.d). The journal identified is relevant to the research topic or the topic under consideration. The journal can be accessed through the link that have been provided (Bramer et al., 2018). This link leads to a comprehensive information that can be applied in the gaining information about the topic under consideration (White et al., 2017). Walden university database contain numerous sources of information that can be applied in the research process. Using the keywords or phrases is necessary in finding the link to the relevant information that is needed. Apart from Walden University database, there is APA PsycInfo database that can be applied to identify information required. APA PsycInfo database contain relevant and credible information that can be applied in the research processes.
References
American Psychological Association. (n.d.). APA PsycINFO – APA publishing | APA.
https://www.apa.org. https://www.apa.org/pubs/databases/psycinfo
White, T., Kokiousis, J., Ensminger, S., & Shirey, M. (2017). Supplementing intensivist staffing with nurse practitioners. AACN Advanced Critical Care, 28(2), 111–123. https://doi.org/10.4037/aacnacc2017949
Bramer, W. M., de Jonge, G. B., Rethlefsen, M. L., Mast, F., & Kleijnen, J. (2018). A systematic approach to searching: an efficient and complete method to develop literature searches. Journal of the Medical Library Association: JMLA, 106(4), 531. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6148622/
Kelly Baldenegro
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My goal as an MSN student is to one day become an Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner. The peer-review article I chose is titled “Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Students’ Perceptions of a Debriefing Experience After a Cardiac Emergency High-Fidelity Simulation: A Qualitative Study” (2021). This article can be found in AACN Advanced Critical Care, a journal published by the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (2021). As nurses advance their role to becoming acute care nurse practitioners, they need specialized training to prepare them. This study uses a qualitative approach to explore students’ perceptions on whether simulation on emergent situations and debriefing experiences would grow their leadership-related learning abilities (Ali et al., 2021).
Because online search databases typically contain only abstracts, I found it difficult to locate a peer-reviewed journal article in its entirety unless subscribed to that database. Also, after using Walden’s database, I had a hard time locating an article that was recently published, and pertinent to advanced practice nursing in a critical care setting. I am a member of AACN and I have utilized its evidence-based resources for many purposes throughout my career. Experts explain that evidence-based practice is the integration of individual clinical expertise with the best available external clinical evidence from systematic research (Al-Jundi & Sakka, 2017). The AACN is a useful database for students and professionals because it is a professional organization that provides peer-reviewed research that is evidence-based as well as carefully evaluated healthcare information by the guidance of fully qualified experts. This database also includes research and data services that are centered around baccalaureate and graduate nursing programs.
The “AACN Scope and Standards for Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Practice” describes and measures the expected level of practice and professional performance for acute care nurse practitioners and offers a practical tool for students, educators, and advanced practice nurses caring for high acuity or critically ill patients and their families (AACN, 2021). Therefore, I would recommend this database to my colleagues who have a goal is becoming an acute care nurse practitioner one day.
References
Ali, A. A., Miller, E., Musallam, E., & Ballman, K. (2021). Acute care nurse practitioner students’ perceptions of a debriefing experience after a cardiac emergency high-fidelity simulation: A qualitative study. AACN Advanced Critical Care, 32(3), 264–274. https://doi.org/10.4037/aacnacc2021376
American Association of Critical Care Nurses. (2021). AACN Scope and Standards for Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Practice. https://www.aacn.org/nursing-excellence/standards/aacn-scope-and-standards-for-acute-care-nurse-practitioner-practice.
White, T., Kokiousis, J., Ensminger, S., & Shirey, M. (2017). Supplementing intensivist staffing with nurse practitioners. AACN Advanced Critical Care, 28(2), 111–123. https://doi.org/10.4037/aacnacc2017949
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Susan Olson Walden Instructor Manager
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Kelly: Great post! Have you heard of the “CARP” method of evaluating research discussed in the Walden Writing Center? This strategy is invaluable in evaluating research. Susan
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Jennifer Lambrecht
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Hello, your post was very good. It is an interesting topic that the peer reviewed process is flawed. When you searched for an article, you could only find an abstract and not the article in its entirety. I have also run into this issue. Many of these ask that you purchase the full content. I found an article titled, “Peer review: a flawed process at the heart of science and journals.” In this article, they discuss the fact that peer review tends to focus more on effects then the facts. (Smith, 2006).
(Smith, 2006). Peer review: a flawed process at the heart of science and journals. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1420798/
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Amera Attaria
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Hi Kelly,
I read your post and followed the instructions you provided to find the article. I like the topic you have chosen for your post. As nurses, we have all seen how the continuous use of technology has forever changed education in a clinical setting – especially during covid-19 since a lot of our educational training had to be done through technological channels. According to Durham and Alden, the use of technological simulation prepares nurses well and allows then the ability to provide better safety and quality of care when the occasion arises in a clinical setting. So, it is great to read that simulation training is now used in critical care settings to help prepare nurse practitioners for such a challenging field. I work in acute critical care right now and am aware of these challenges that arise often, so such training would definitely come in handy.
References
Ali, A. A., Miller, E., Musallam, E., & Ballman, K. (2021). Acute care nurse practitioner students’ perceptions of a debriefing experience after a cardiac emergency high-fidelity simulation: A qualitative study. AACN Advanced Critical Care, 32(3), 264–274. https://doi.org/10.4037/aacnacc2021376
Durham, C. F. & Alden, K. R. (2018). Enhancing patient safety in nursing education through patient simulation. Patient Safety and Quality: An Evidence-Based Handbook for Nurses (chapter 51). https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK2628/
Shin, S., Park, J., & Kim, J. (2014). Effectiveness of patient simulation in nursing education: meta-analysis. Nurse Educ Today, 35(1), 176-82. Doi: 10.1016/j.nedt.2014.09.009.
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Salena Thompson
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Hi Kelly, Great post!!! I also found while searching online that the data bases contained a lot of abstracts which made it hard to
locate peer-reviewed articles. I found the Walden University library to be a valuable resource when performing searches for
scholarly material from journals (waldenu.edu).
-Salena
References
Walden University Library. (n.d.). Evaluating resources: Journals.
https://academicguides.waldenu.edu/library/evaluating/resource-types/journals
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Irikefe Ojevwe
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Hello Kelly,
This is insightful. The article selected, “Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Students’ Perceptions of a Debriefing Experience after a Cardiac Emergency High-Fidelity Simulation: A Qualitative Study” (2021), is relevant to the topic or area of study. Specialized training is necessary for the nurses who want to advance their roles in acute care (Ali et al., 2021). The article contains essential information required in the course or the area of study. From the article, the abstract only contain basic information about the topic under the study. However, the article can be accessed from the link provided (White et al., 2017). The full article contain advanced information and data required for the entire study. The full document also contain comprehensive information about the topic under the study. Walden University database contain numerous articles that can be applied to research about the same topic (Bramer et al., 2018). To determine the exact article required in the research processes, the application of keywords or phrases is essential. These keywords provided direct link to the document required.
References
Ali, A. A., Miller, E., Musallam, E., & Ballman, K. (2021). Acute care nurse practitioner students’ perceptions of a debriefing experience after a cardiac emergency high-fidelity simulation: A qualitative study. AACN Advanced Critical Care, 32(3), 264–274. https://doi.org/10.4037/aacnacc2021376
Bramer, W. M., de Jonge, G. B., Rethlefsen, M. L., Mast, F., & Kleijnen, J. (2018). A systematic approach to searching: an efficient and complete method to develop literature searches. Journal of the Medical Library Association: JMLA, 106(4), 531. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6148622/
White, T., Kokiousis, J., Ensminger, S., & Shirey, M. (2017). Supplementing intensivist staffing with nurse practitioners. AACN Advanced Critical Care, 28(2), 111–123. https://doi.org/10.4037/aacnacc2017949
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KELVIN OKWUDIOGOR
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The most straightforward way to identify a peer-reviewed article is to use one of the University Library’s numerous databases that are available to students who are interested in scholarly research (Walden University Library, n.d.). In research and according to Walden University (n.d.) t is vital to find more peer-reviewed publications that have been validated and probed for originality and validity when seeking for articles for any scholarly writing or literature. It has always been my interest to apply using nursing diagnosis in the holistic treatment of mentally ill patients, which entails assessing their needs and producing a clear plan of care that includes establishing the diagnosis and building strategies to implement the planned care for improved outcomes.
The PubMed database which I used helped me to easily locate an article titled Nursing Diagnoses Related to Psychiatric Adult Inpatient Care by Frauenfelder et al. (2018), which taught me a lot more about evidence-based practice for the speciality I chose. I had no trouble finding it because the database (PubMed) allows for a search that involves using criteria to find an article based on publication date, article kind, text availability, and other factors. The researcher’s task of locating the right article for the intended analysis is made significantly easier as a result of this. I would recommend this database to my colleagues because it is simple to use and can provide the exact information that a researcher needs by using the available filters and limiters.
References:
Frauenfelder, F., van Achterberg, T., & Muller Staub, M. (2018). Nursing diagnoses related to psychiatric adult inpatient care. Journal of clinical nursing, 27(3-4), e463–e475. https://doi.org/10.1111/jocn.13959
Walden University Library. (n.d.). Verify peer review. https://academicguides.waldenu.edu/library/verifypeerreview
Walden University. (n.d.). Scholarly writing: Overview. https://academicguideswaldenu.edu/writingcenter/scholarly
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Kelvin: Great post! Have you had time to view some of the “how to videos” the library has available? The videos can be really helpful! Susan
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KELVIN OKWUDIOGOR
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Dear Susan,
Indeed I have viewed the ‘how to videos’ and they have been really helpful to me. I do take the time to listen to the recordings and apply the knowledge I get fro it to my literature search. Thanks a lot.
– Kelvin.
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Stephanie Brito
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Hi Kelvin,
I agree with you that PubMed is a great database to use for medical-related articles and more. I also suggest that you enroll in the American Association of Nurse Practitioners once you are a board-certified nurse practitioner. The membership allows full access to up-to-date information and articles in any specialty of medicine through the Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (American Association of Nurse Practitioners, 2012). Another resource I found in my research if psychiatry is your area of interest, is the American Psychiatric Nurses Association that also provides a database for psych-related articles and journals (American Psychiatric Nurses Association, 2021). I hope these databases help you as well for your future assignments.
Resources
American Psychiatric Nurses Association. (2021). About Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing. https://www.apna.org/about American Psychiatric Nurses Association. (2021-psychiatric-nursing/
American Association of Nurse Practitioners. (2012). AANP Member Benefits. https://www.aanp.org/membership/memberbenefits?gclid=CjwKCAjwhaaKBhBcEiwA8acsHB6tQj4zVkupCVOjexvpTadKhVLoHjPHGrhnMN79nwUEgweYm1ge8BoCRIUQAvD_BwE
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Adesola Adedapo
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Hello Kelvin,
I support your points about PubMed. It is one of the databases I do use for my writing. I find it helpful because results can be sorted reliably by latest date. However, PubMed has some limitations. There is a short lag time (a few days to many weeks) between when citations enter the PubMed database and when they are described with MeSH (Medical Subject Headings) terms.
References
Levy library | Icahn School of Medicine. (2021). Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.
LibGuides at Michigan State University Libraries (2021, September).
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Nnenna Orjinta
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Good work Kelvin,
I did use same PubMed database for some practice search and I enjoyed how it generates articles. It delivers a publicly available search interface for MEDLINE as well as other NLM resources, making it the premier source for biomedical literature and one of the most widely accessible resources in the world (Mears K & Bandy SL. (2017).
PubMed uses a process called Automatic Term Mapping to determine what you are looking for and matches this to subjects (using MeSH). This helps to expand and improve the quality of your search (pubmed.ncbi).
I like how the search page is designed, less cluster with the sub tiltles clearly state contents on the sides for an optimistic search such as; text available, article attribute, article type, publication date, additional filters and the best is that it is well citated (pubmed.ncbi)
Reference:
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Mears K, Bandy SL.(2017 ). Investigating the need for scholarly communications positions in Association of Academic Health Sciences Libraries member institutions. Apr;105(2):145–9. doi: 10.5195/jmla.2017.208.
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Jessica Prinz
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Kelvin,
I also used one of the databases in the Walden Library to find my peer-reviewed article. I found the database helpful and easy to use once I was familiar with it. This assignment teaches us the importance of credible, valid research and how to apply it to our MSN education. According to (Scholarship [Video File], 2018), the ability to locate and review current articles of substance will enhance the quality of what we produce. What we are learning about analyzing research will benefit us throughout our careers.
Your post mentioned holistic treatment of mentally ill patients; I find that interesting and want to learn more about that because I am working toward MSN-PMHNP. I was able to locate a peer-reviewed article that supports addressing holistic care. According to (Shephard, 2012) when patients’ spiritual needs are acknowledged during mental health treatment, they have better outcomes.
NURS 6003 Week 4 Using the Walden Library Assignment 1
Learning more about a person and understanding their values and beliefs can provide a personal connection that may benefit them during treatment.
References
Scholarship [Video file]. (2018). Laureate Education (Producer). Retrieved September 21, 2021, from class.content.laureate.net/3948674baaf6f1607c9948901c5553c0.html
Shephard, C. (2012). Spirituality: The neglected dimension of holistic mental health care. Advances in Mental Health, 10(3), 298–302. Retrieved September 21, 2021, from https://doi.org/https://doi-org.ezp.waldenulibrary.org/10.5172/jamh.2012.10.3.298
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