Essentials of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing

Name: Essentials of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing
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ISBN: 9780803616110

ISBN-10: 0803616112

ISBN-13: 9780803616110

Edition: 4th 2008 (Revised)

Authors: Mary Townsend

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Written by one author, Essentials of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing is straightforward, consistent and user friendly. It offers an evidence-based, holistic approach to psychiatric nursing, and answers the questions "What do psychiatric nurses do?" in a language that can be understood by all. The enclosed free student CD-ROM includes an electronic test bank with more than 200 NCLEX-style questions, including the new formats. Also on the CD are hundreds of learning activities, case studies with critical thinking questions, nearly 60 psychotropic drug monographs, assessment tools, care plans and critical pathways that the student can customize, and printable client education teaching…

Book details

List price: $54.95
Edition: 4th
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: F. A. Davis Company
Publication date: 10/10/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 768
Size: 8.00" wide x 10.00" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 3.080




Introduction to Psychiatric/Mental Health Concepts



Mental Health and Mental Illness



Concepts of Personality Development



Biological Implications



Ethical and Legal Issues



Cultural and Spiritual Concepts Relevant to Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing



Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing Interventions



Relationship Development and Therapeutic Communication



The Nursing Process in Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing



Milieu Therapy-The Therapeutic Community



Intervention in Groups



Intervening in Crises



Psychopharmacology



Complementary and Psychosocial Therapies



Care of Clients With Psychiatric Disorders



Delirium, Dementia, and Amnestic Disorders



Substance-Related Disorders



Schizophrenia and Other Psychotic Disorders



Mood Disorders



Anxiety Disorders



Anxiety-Related Disorders



Disorders of Human Sexuality



Eating Disorders



Personality Disorders



Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing of Special Populations



Children and Adolescents



Victims of Abuse or Neglect



The Aging Individual



Community Mental Health Nursing



The Bereaved Individual



DSM-IV-TR Classification: Axes I and II Categories and Codes



NANDA Nursing Diagnoses: Taxonomy II Domains, Classes, and Diagnoses



Assigning Nursing Diagnoses to Client Behaviors



Mental Status Assessment



Glossary



Answers to Review Questions


Index