Davis Advantage for Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing: Concepts of Care in Evidence-Based Practice

Quality Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) activities with guidelines for attaining the knowledge, skills, and attitudes required to fulfill the initiative's core competencies Therapeutic communication icon that highlights talking points and interventions in the care plans to help students build confidence and feel more comfortable speaking with patients Homework assignments at the beginning of each chapter to encourage critical reading Emphasis on holistic nursing to emphasize the physical, spiritual, and cultural aspects of psychiatric mental health nursing 'Real People, Real Stories' boxes featuring interviews with patients that have relevant disorders, including substance use disorders, ADHD/OCD, gender dysphoria, and more List of core concepts at the beginning of each chapter with definitions in boxes throughout the text Concept map care plans for all major psychiatric diagnoses Care Plans for clients with DSM-5 diagnoses featuring interventions and rationales for commonly observed nursing diagnoses ANA standards for clinical practice for DSM diagnoses and therapeutic interventions, as well as for aging individuals, bereaved individuals, and victims of abuse and neglect Boxes highlighting client/family education communications and tables listing important topics for discussion Case studies and exercises designed to stimulate critical thinking Interactive Clinical Scenarios:: Real-world case studies that walk students through the nursing process with client summaries, multiple-choice questions with rationales, and drag-and-drop activities for specific disorders. Davis Edge:: Thousands of NCLEX-style questions aligned to Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing with page references Comprehensive rationales for both correct and incorrect responses to promote in-depth understanding and to help students understand the logic behind each question Test-taking tips to help prepare students for classroom exams and the NCLEX ® Alternate-format questions that build students' confidence for these more difficult types of questions, including select all that apply (SATA), prioritization, and ordered response Analytics that provide instructors with need-to-know insight into how students' comprehension and test-taking skills are progressing Integrated digital version for reference anytime, anywhere