Essentials of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing

• UNIT I:: ESSENTIAL THEORETICAL CONCEPTS FOR PRACTICE

• Practicing the Science and the Art of Psychiatric Nursing

Mental Health and Mental Illness

Theories and Therapies

Biological Basis for Understanding Psychopharmacology

Settings for Psychiatric Care

Legal and Ethical Basis for Practice

UNIT II:: TOOLS FOR PRACTICE OF THE ART

Nursing Process and QSEN:: The Foundation for Safe and Effective Care

Communication Skills:: Medium for All Nursing Practice

Therapeutic Relationships and the Clinical Interview

UNIT III:: CARING FOR PATIENTS WITH PSYCHOBIOLOGICAL DISORDERS

Stress and Stress-Related Disorders NEW!

Anxiety, Anxiety Disorders, and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders

Somatic and Dissociative Disorders

Personality Disorders

Eating Disorders

Mood Disorders:: Depression

Mood Disorders:: Bipolar Disorders

Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders

Neurocognitive Disorders

Substance Use and Addictive Disorders

UNIT IV:: COMMUNICATING WITH AND PLANNING CARE FOR PATIENTS EXPERIENCING PSYCHIATRIC EMERGENCIES

Crisis and Mass Disaster

Child, Partner, and Elder Violence

Sexual Violence

Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors

Anger, Aggression, and Violence

Care for the Dying and Those who Grieve

UNIT V:: COMMUNICATING WITH AND PLANNING CARE FOR PATIENTS WITH DESCRETE NEEDS

Children and Adolescents

Adults

Older Adults