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Mental Health Nursing

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ISBN-10: 0130979929

ISBN-13: 9780130979926

Edition: 5th 2003

Authors: Karen Lee Fontaine

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This book is intended for the short courses in undergraduate psychiatric nursing. The revision includes updated content, more on NIC/NOC, end-of-life issues and grief, complementary therapies, and a completely revised chapter on community. In addition, the author incorporated references to the technology supplements making the book more interactive. A new full color design and art program, and an expanded supplement package, will make the book more competitive.
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Book details

List price: $71.95
Edition: 5th
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR
Publication date: 7/8/2002
Binding: Mixed Media
Pages: 752
Size: 8.00" wide x 10.00" long x 1.50" tall
Weight: 3.344
Language: English

Karen Lee Fontaine, R.N., M.S.N., is Professor of Nursing at Purdue University Calumet, where she has been teaching for 20 years. She is also a certified sex therapist and maintains a private practice coun�seling individuals and couples. Her publishing awards include the American Journal of Nursing Book of the Year Award (2000) for Healing Practices: Alternative Therapies for Nursing and the Annual Nursing Book Review Sigma Theta Tau (2000) for Mental Health Nursing (4th edition). Her distinguishing academic honors include the Luther Christman Excellence in Published Writing Award, Gamma Phi Chapter, Sigma Theta Tau, Rush University (1997) and Distinguished Lecturer, Sigma Theta Tau…    

Preface
Acknowledgments
About the Author
Reviewers
Foundations of Mental Health Nursing
Introduction to Mental Health Nursing
Mental Health and Mental Illness
Significance of Mental Disorders
Theories of Mental Disorders
The Therapeutic Relationship
Nursing Process in Mental Health Nursing
Meeting the Challenges of the Twenty-First Century
Relating, Communicating, and Educating
Relating
Communicating
Educating
The Family in Mental Health Nursing
Family Systems
Psychiatric Disability and the Family System
Mental Disorders Across the Life Span
Death and the Family System
Family Nursing Practice
Assessment of Vulnerability to Relapse
Cultural Assessment
The Community in Mental Health Nursing
Treatment Settings and Services
Community Services
Community-Based Nursing Practice
Community-Based Nursing Interventions
The Role of Cultural Diversity in Mental Health Nursing
Culture and Mental Health
Values
Caring for a Diverse Population
Diversity Within the Profession
Legal and Ethical Issues
Types of Admission
Competency
Confidentiality
Informed Consent
Client Rights
Reporting Laws
Duty to Disclose/Protect
Leaving Against Medical Advice (LAMA)
Omnibus Mental Illness Recovery Act
Clients with Legal Charges
The Mentally III in Correctional Settings
Caring: A Prerequisite to Ethical Behavior
Nursing Ethics
Foundations of Neurology
Neurobiology and Behavior
Development of the Brain
Neurophysiology
Functions of the Brain
Psychoneuroimmunology
Nutritional Neuroscience
Dysregulation
Psychopharmacology
Introductory Concepts
Psychotropic Medications
Antipsychotic Medications
Adjunctive Medications for EPSs
Antidepressant Medications
Mood-Stabilizing Medications
Antianxiety Medications
Central Nervous System Stimulants
Special Populations and Psychopharmacological Treatment
Nursing Interventions
Client and Family Participation
Therapeutic Approaches
Cross-Diagnosis Behaviors
Clients Experiencing Hallucinations
Clients Experiencing Delusions
Clients Who Self-Mutilate
Clients Who Are Aggressive
Treatment Modalities
Mental Health Care Consumers
Mental Health Care Professionals
Milieu Therapy
Individual Psychotherapy
Crisis Intervention
Groups
Family Therapy
Behavioral Therapy
Play Therapy
Art Therapy
Biological Therapies
Psychosocial Nursing Interventions
Complementary/Alternative Therapies
Mental Disorders
Anxiety Disorders
Knowledge Base
Nursing Process
Eating Disorders
Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia Nervosa
Knowledge Base
Nursing Process
Mood Disorders
Knowledge Base
Nursing Process
Schizophrenic Disorders
Knowledge Base
Nursing Process
Substance-Related Disorders
Knowledge Base
Nursing Process
Personality Disorders
Knowledge Base
Nursing Process
Spectrum Disorders
Knowledge Base
Nursing Process
Neurobehavioral Brain Disorders
Cognitive Impairment Disorders
Knowledge Base: Dementia
Knowledge Base: Delirium
Nursing Process
Neuropsychiatric Problems
Knowledge Base
Nursing Process
Dysinhibition Syndromes
Suicide
Knowledge Base
Nursing Process
Domestic Violence
Sibling Abuse
Child Abuse
Partner Abuse--Heterosexual
Partner Abuse--Homosexual
Elder Abuse
Emotional Abuse
Abuse of Pregnant Women
Stalking
Knowledge Base
Nursing Process
Sexual Violence
Sexual Harassment
Rape
Childhood Sexual Abuse
Knowledge Base: Rape
Nursing Process
Knowledge Base: Childhood Sexual Abuse
Nursing Process
Community Violence
Types of Violence
Types of Homicide
Settings of Community Violence
Knowledge Base
Nursing Process
DSM-IV-TR Classification
Index