Psychiatric mental health nursing
Subtitle: concepts of care in evidence-based practice
By: Mary C. Townsend
Edition: 7th ed.
Publisher: F.A. Davis Co.
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Philadelphia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 1065
ISBN-13: 9780803627673
Subjects: Psychiatric Nursing; Nursing; Psychiatric nursing; Psychotherapy; Mental Disorders; Evidence-Based Nursing; Methods
Description: This textbook follows an evidence-based, holistic approach to nursing practice that focuses on both biological and behavioral components. It features in-depth explanations of nursing interventions; Patient outcomes presented as measurable short and long term goals; Coverage of electronic documentation; Information on psychotropic drugs; and a Spiritual assessment tool. Thoroughly revised and updated, the 7th Edition adds a new emphasis on therapeutic communication and offers up-to-date coverage of Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) initiatives. Plus, a CD-ROM provides additional practice with an electronic workbook and NCLEX-style questions, including alternate-item format questions.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.

System requirements for accompanying CD-ROM: PC running Windows XP+ OR Mac running OS 10.5.4+ ; 512 MB RAM ; 250 MB of available hard disk space ; 1024 x 768 screen resolution ; Adobe Acrobat reader.
Table of contents: title: Basic Concepts in Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing. The concept of stress adaptation --; title: Mental health/mental illness: historical and theoretical concepts --; title: Foundations for Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing. Theoretical models of personality development --; title: Concepts of psychobiology --; title: Ethical and legal issues in psychiatric/mental health nursing --; title: Cultural and spiritual concepts relevant to psychiatric/mental health nursing --; title: Therapeutic Approaches in Psychiatric Nursing Care. Relationship development --; title: Therapeutic communication --; title: The nursing process in psychiatric/mental health nursing --; title: Therapeutic groups --; title: Intervention with families --; title: Milieu therapy: the therapeutic community --; title: Crisis intervention --; title: Relaxation therapy --; title: Assertiveness training --; title: Promoting self-esteem --; title: Anger/aggression management --; title: The suicidal client --; title: Behavior therapy --; title: Cognitive therapy --; title: Electroconvulsive therapy --; title: Complementary therapies --; title: Nursing Care of Clients with Alterations in Psychosocial Adaptation --; title: Disorders usually first diagnosed in infancy, childhood, or adolescence --; title: Delirium, dementia, and amnestic disorders --; title: Substance-related disorders --; title: Schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders --; title: Mood disorders: depression --; title: Mood disorders: bipolar disorder --; title: Anxiety disorders --; title: Somatoform and dissociative disorders --; title: Issues related to human sexuality and gender identity --; title: Eating disorders --; title: Adjustment and impulse control disorders --; title: Personality disorders --; title: Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing of Special Populations. The aging individual --; title: Victims of abuse or neglect --; title: Community mental health nursing --; title: Forensic nursing --; title: The bereaved individual --; title: Answers to chapter review questions --; title: Mental status assessment --; title: DSM-IV-TR Classification: axes I and II categories and codes --; title: NANDA nursing diagnoses: taxonomy II --; title: Assigning nursing diagnoses to client behaviors --; title: Controlled drug categories and pregnancy categories --; title: Sample client teaching guides.