Description
Focusing on what psychiatric nurses actually do in everyday practice, this full-color text covers all of the most common disorders and treatments. A balanced nursing-medical approach includes a strong emphasis on the nursing process, DSM-IV-TR diagnostic criteria, and interdisciplinary interventions. This book offers an approach that is clear, straightforward, and holistic to boost confidence in managing clients and to help students prepare for success on the NCLEX® examination.
Product Details
Reference
35808
EAN13
9780323046756
ISBN
9780323046756
Data sheet
Publication date
2007
Issue number
4
Cover
paperback
Pages count
736
Dimensions (mm)
216 x 276
Weight (g)
1515
PART I FOUNDATIONS FOR PSYCHIATRIC MENTAL HEALTH NURSING 1. Principles of Psychiatric Nursing: Theory and Practice 2. Clinical Practice: Rewards, Challenges, and Solutions 3. The Nursing Process 4. Therapeutic Communication 5. Growth and Development across the Life Span 6. Neurobiology in Mental Health and Disorder 7. Cultural, Ethnic, and Spiritual Considerations 8. Legal and Ethical Aspects in Clinical PracticePART II PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS 9. Anxiety and Anxiety Disorders 10. Somatoform, Factitious, and Dissociative Disorders NEW chapter! 11. Mood Disorders and Adjustment Disorders 12. Schizophrenia and Other Psychotic Disorders 13. Personality Disorders 14. Substance-Related Disorders 15. Cognitive Disorders: Delirium, Dementia, and Amnestic Disorders 16. Disorders of Infancy, Childhood, and Adolescence 17. Eating Disorders 18. Sleep Disorders NEW chapter! 19. Sexual Disorders PART III CRISIS AND AGGRESSION 20. Crisis: Theory and Intervention 21. Suicide: Prevention and Intervention 22. Violence and Forensics in Clinical Practice: Abuse, Neglect, Anger, and RapePART IV THERAPEUTIC INTERVENTIONS 23. Therapies in Clinical Practice 24. Psychopharmacology 25. Complementary and Alternative Therapies PART V SPECIAL POPULATIONS 26. Grief and Loss 27. Mental and Emotional Responses to Medical Illness PART VI COMMUNITY PSYCHIATRIC NURSING 28. Caring for Clients in the Community 29. Caring for Persons with Severe and Persistent Mental Illness Appendix A American Nurses Association Standards of Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing PracticeAppendix B DSM-IV-TR ClassificationAppendix C Global Assessment of Functioning ScaleAppendix D Answers to Review Questions Glossary