Synopses & Reviews
This comprehensive, revised text discusses psychiatric nursing through an adaptation and growth framework integrating the nursing process. This edition emphasizes psychiatric mental health nursing more from in-patient care to community-based care. Major disorders are addressed, as well as treatments and psychiatric topics throughout the lifespan. Other features include its visual and readable presentation and numerous pedagogical tools,such as learning objectives and therapeutic dialogues. New to this edition are: clinical examples at the beginning of every disorder; reflection and critical thinking questions; nursing care plans; historical capsule; nursing practice implications; key terms and more. A Study Guide accompanies the text.
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Table of Contents
UNIT I - Foundations of Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing
- Introduction to Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing
- Neuroscience: Biology and Behavior
- Conceptual Frames and Theories
- Therapeutic Relationships and Communication
- Culture
- The Nursing Process in Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing
- Legal and Ethical Aspects of Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing
UNIT II - Conceptual Bases of Treatment
- Working with Individuals
- Working with Groups
- Working with Families
- Working with Special Environments: Forensic Clients, Crisis Intervention, and the Homeless
- Psychopharmacology
- Spirituality and Psychiatric Care
- Complementary and Alternative Medicine
UNIT III - Continuum of Care
- Community Mental Health, Support and Rehabilitation
- Behavioral Health Home Care
- Violence and Abuse within the Community
UNIT IV - Nursing Care for Clients with Psychiatric Disorders
- The Client with an Anxiety Disorder
- The Client with a Somatoform Disorder
- The Client with a Sexual or Gender Disorder
- The Client with a Dissociative Disorder
- The Client with a Personality Disorder
- The Client with an Eating Disorder
- The Client with a Mood Disorder
- The Client with a Thought Disorder
- The Client who Displays Angry, Aggressive or Violent Behavior
- The Client who Abuses Drugs or Alcohol
- The Client with a Cognitive Disorder
Unit V - Nursing Care for Special Populations
- Working with Pediatric Clients
- Working with Older Adults
Glossary
Appendix A - Answers to Review Questions
Appendix B - DSM-IV-TR Diagnostic Criteria
Appendix C - NANDA Nursing Diagnoses
Appendix D - Canadian Standards of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing Practice 2nd Edition
Appendix E - Additional Resources
Appendix F - NIC/NOC Labels Commonly Associated with Mental Disorders
Appendix G - Commonly Used Assessment Tools