Christensen, Celeste_DNP_2022

Title Christensen, Celeste_DNP_2022
Alternative Title Improving Adolescents' Mental Health by Teaching Healthy Life Skills
Creator Christensen, Celeste
Collection Name Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)
Description The following Doctor of Nursing Practice dissertation focus was to educate students on healthy life skills at Valley View Middle School, helping them cope more effectively with stress.
Abstract Purpose: The project's focus was to educate students on healthy life skills at Valley View Middle School, helping them cope more effectively with stress. Methodology: Personal stress plan topics were taught once a week in a classroom over a six-week time frame to 12 middle school students. Knowledge gain was assessed using a pre-and post-assessment consisting of 10 questions. Student learning and teaching were analyzed at the conclusion of each class for updates on future classes. Results: All participants showed a knowledge gain in the pre-and post-assessment results. Qualitative data showed that students were engaged in healthy life skills classes. Implications: Adolescents is a time of rapid growth and learning. Mental health is an essential part of adolescent development. Promoting healthy life skills can help them deal with stressors during adolescence.
Subject Health education (Secondary); Depression, Mental; Anxiety; School health services--United States
Keywords adolescents; depression; anxiety; life skills; coping skills
Digital Publisher Stewart Library, Weber State University, Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date 2022
Medium Dissertation
Type Text
Access Extent 54 page PDF; 874 KB
Language eng
Rights The author has granted Weber State University Archives a limited, non-exclusive, royalty-free license to reproduce his or her theses, in whole or in part, in electronic or paper form and to make it available to the general public at no charge. The author retains all other rights.
Source University Archives Electronic Records; Doctor of Nursing Practice. Stewart Library, Weber State University
OCR Text Show
Format application/pdf
ARK ark:/87278/s62bn5cf
Setname wsu_atdson
ID 12090
Reference URL https://digital.weber.edu/ark:/87278/s62bn5cf
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