MENTAL ILLNESS AND FAMOUS PERSONS RESEARCH PAPER=NURSING

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MENTAL ILLNESS AND FAMOUS PERSONS RESEARCH PAPER: MINIMUM 2 PAGES    DO NOT FORGET ANY OF THE 5 AREAS BELOW.  SEE ATTACHMENTS FOR APA PAPER TEMPLATE AND OTHER RESOURCES.                                                                                                                                                             Select a famous person (living or dead) to assess for mental illness.   1. Describe the demographics and behaviors of that person. (worth up to 10 points)                                                                                                               2. Using the mental status exam or brief psychiatric scale (can be found in the syllabus)                                                   to evaluate that person’s mental status with available pertinent information from the literature. Use only areas that apply and ‘pretend’ that you are able to interview this person to write the paper.  (worth up to 20 points) 3. Determine a DSM-IV or DSM-V diagnosis for this person. (worth up to 10 points)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                4. Determine 2 nursing diagnoses pertinent for this person’s mental status and nursing care needs.  (worth up to 20 points)                                                                                                                                                                                                    5. Identify two nursing interventions for each nursing diagnosis with a rationale for each intervention. (worth up to 20 points) 6. Use correct APA format, with 2 references, 2 pages in length, with an introductory paragraph, a conclusion paragraph, and using proper grammar. (worth up to 20 points)