Hey, all... one quick post then I'm going back to bed because my BIG FAT DOG is hiding under my computer desk. Its storming outside... she's such a ninny.
Ok, for my nursing trends class (which I despise, more on that later), we have to write a research paper on a topic that directly or indirectly affects nursing.
After some thought, I decided on a topic which I think is interesting and can also use for my letter to a congressperson project (hello? I wrote a letter to a senator in fargin' 7th grade!). My topic is: the importance of governmentally funded research for early onset bipolar disorder (prepubescent), to potentially lead to early diagnosis and treatment for more bipolar kids. This is correlated with a large percentage of kids in juvenile detention centers who have documented mental illnesses. So my slant is: better research into early onset bipolar disorder, which is often misdiagnosed as mania or ADHD and medicated with Ritalin, better treatment, more productive lives, less juvenile crime/violence/incarceration. I think its pretty good, interesting, combines my 2 favorite subjects: psych and crime.
Ok, so yesterday in class people are discussing what their topics are.
They are:
Needle sticks
Medication errors
Mandatory overtime
Bioterrorism something or other
Do you think my topic is too indirect?
It definitely affects nursing, in my view, both acute care psychiatric nursing and corrections nursing (in the juvenile detention centers). Nurses should be concerned about health policy and governmentally funded research to improve the quality of life for people with mental or physical illness, right?
However, I'm a little concerned because my topic isn't quite as direct, concrete, and linear as the other people in my class.
