Synopses & Reviews
Now in its updated Fourth Edition, this popular text is designed for undergraduate nursing programs that teach a shortened or integrated psychiatric-mental health core course. The book presents sound nursing theory, therapeutic modalities, and clinical applications for the major DSM-IV-TR disorders across the treatment continuum, from hospital to home setting. The text uses the nursing process framework and emphasizes assessment, therapeutic communication, neurobiology, and psychopharmacologic intervention. Features focus on developing student self-awareness, communication skills, and utilizing family and community resources. "Doody's Core Titles 2009."
Synopsis
Now in its updated Fourth Edition, this popular text is designed for undergraduate nursing programs that teach a shortened or integrated psychiatric-mental health core course. The book presents sound nursing theory, therapeutic modalities, and clinical applications for the major DSM-IV-TR disorders across the treatment continuum, from hospital to home setting. The text uses the nursing process framework and emphasizes assessment, therapeutic communication, neurobiology, and psychopharmacologic intervention. Features focus on developing student self-awareness, communication skills, and utilizing family and community resources.
A bound-in CD-ROM and companion Website offer numerous student and instructor resources, including Clinical Simulations, psychotropic drug monographs, and movie viewing guides.
Synopsis
This psychiatric mental health nursing text is designed for the program that teaches a shortened or integrated psychiatric mental health core course. The book presents sound nursing theory, therapeutic modalities, and clinical application for the major DSM-IV disorders across the treatment continuum. The organizing framework is the nursing process. The text emphasizes assessment, therapeutic communication, neurobiology, and psychopharmacologic intervention. Features focus on developing student self-awareness, communication skills, and utilizing family and community resources.
Synopsis
This fully updated Fifth Edition explores the full psychiatric nursing curriculum, from theoretical foundations to application of interventions for commonly encountered disorders. The focus is on treatment modalities, nursing care, therapeutic communication, and self-awareness. The built-in study guide helps reinforce student learning and knowledge retention. Abundant features highlight the most pertinent learning concepts.
Table of Contents
UNIT 1 CURRENT THEORIES AND PRACTICE
- Chapter 1 Foundations of Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing
- Chapter 2 Neurobiologic Theories and Psychopharmacology
- Chapter 3 Psychosocial Theories and Therapy
- Chapter 4 Treatment Settings and Therapeutic Programs
UNIT 2 BUILDING THE NURSE-CLIENT RELATIONSHIP
- Chapter 5 Therapeutic Relationships
- Chapter 6 Therapeutic Communication
- Chapter 7 Client's Response to Illness
- Chapter 8 Assessment
UNIT 3 CURRENT SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL CONCERNS
- Chapter 9 Legal and Ethical Issues
- Chapter 10 Anger, Hostility, and Aggression
- Chapter 11 Abuse and Violence
- Chapter 12 Grief and Loss
UNIT 4 NURSING PRACTICE FOR PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS
- Chapter 13 Anxiety,Anxiety Disorders and Stress-Related Illness
- Chapter 14 Schizophrenia
- Chapter 15 Mood Disorders
- Chapter 16 Personality Disorders
- Chapter 17 Substance Abuse
- Chapter 18 Eating Disorders
- Chapter 19 Somatoform Disorders
- Chapter 20 Child and Adolescent Disorders
- Chapter 21 Cognitive Disorders
Answers to Chapter Study Guides
Appendix A DSM-IV-TR Classification
Appendix B NANDA-Approved Nursing Diagnoses
Appendix C Drug Classification Under the Controlled Substances Act
Appendix D Canadian Standards of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing Practice
Appendix E Canadian Drug Trade Names
Appendix F Mexican Drug Trade Names
Appendix G Sleep Disorders
Appendix H Sexual and Gender Identity Disorders
Glossary of Key Terms
Index