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Objective: Nurses are the primary provider of mental health services in schools, but little is known about the roles of psychiatric mental health nurse practitioners in the school-based setting. This scoping review protocol seeks to understand the roles of the psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner in the school-based setting is vital to improving the mental health of children and adolescents. Introduction: Mental health disorders in persons younger than 24 years old cost approximately 247 billion dollars annually, making it a notable burden to the health care industry. There has been an increase in youth suicide over the last several years as suicide is now the second leading cause of death from ages 10 to 34 in the United States. Amid the mental health crisis, a particular mental health professional, can help fill the void. Inclusion criteria: This scoping review protocol will consider studies that include persons who have obtained a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner degree or students pursuing this degree. Any studies that discuss the role of the psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner in the primary or secondary school setting in any geographic location will be included. Methods: The databases to be searched include MEDLINE (Pubmed), CINAHL (EBSCO), PsycINFO (EBSCO), and Embase (Elsevier). Sources of unpublished studies and gray literature include Web of Science (Clarviate Analytics), ProQuest Dissertations and Theses (ProQuest), and Mednar (Mednar.com). Articles published in English from 1990 to the present will be included. |
