ESSENTIALS OF PSYCHIATRIC MENTAL HEALTH NURSING Concepts of Care in Evidence-Based Practice

Author: Mary Townsend, DSN, PMHCNS-BC
Publisher: F.A. Davis Company
Publication Date: 2011
ISBN 10: 0803623380
ISBN 13: 9780803623385
Edition: 5th

Description:

Whether it's an entire course on psychiatric nursing or integrating these principles into an existing course, this is the text that's concise, engaging, and informative. It offers an evidence-based, holistic approach to mental health nursing-in a streamlined format that explores nursing diagnoses for both physiological and psychological disorders. It's the psychiatric nursing text that students actually read, understand, and use. Completely revised and updated throughout, the 5th Edition reflects all of the new knowledge in the field and the practice of mental health nursing today, including the new, core competences outlined in the Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) initiative.

Table of Contents

Front Matter

UNIT ONE INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHIATRIC/MENTAL HEALTH CONCEPTS

UNIT TWO PSYCHIATRIC/MENTAL HEALTH NURSING INTERVENTIONS

UNIT THREE CARE OF CLIENTS WITH PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS

UNIT FOUR PSYCHIATRIC MENTAL HEALTH NURSING OF SPECIAL POPULATIONS

APPENDIX A DSM-IV-TR Classification: Axes I and II Categories and Codes*

APPENDIX B NANDA Nursing Diagnoses: Taxonomy II

APPENDIX C Assigning Nursing Diagnoses to Client Behaviors

APPENDIX D Mental Status Assessment

APPENDIX E Glossary

APPENDIX F Answers to Review Questions