Date of Award
Summer 2025
Document Type
Project – Full Written
Degree Name
Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)
Committee Chair
Tracey Arnold
Abstract
This DNP Project examined the role of student nurses and their confidence levels when assisting adult male patients experiencing a mental health crisis. The majority of suicide acts are attributed to men. Thus, this subject requires specific insight and instructions when it comes to proper ways to assist these patients. Incorporating evidence from a pre-test and post-test survey, this project demonstrates that student nurses lack confidence in how to deal with men who are experiencing a mental health crisis. The analysis gained from this project demonstrates the important role nurses play in recognizing, speaking to, and assisting in the treatment of these patients. The conclusion from this project shows that educating nurses to recognize and assist men with a mental crisis is something that will benefit the person, hospital, and staff member.
Recommended Citation
Winans, Eugene W. Jr, "Recognizing Adult Male Mental Health Needs: An Intervention Looking at Education in Rural Communities" (2025). Doctor of Nursing Practice Projects. 144.
https://digitalcommons.gardner-webb.edu/nursing-dnp/144
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