Essentials of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing

For the nursing student, this text offers an evidence-based, holistic approach to mental health nursingin a streamlined format that explores nursing diagnoses for both physiological and psychological disorders. Its the psychiatric nursing text that students actually read, understand, and use.

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The unique continuity and clarity of the voice of a single author.
Emphasis on holistic nursing to emphasize the physical, spiritual, and cultural aspects of psychiatric/mental health nursing.
Core concepts listed at the beginning of each chapter and defined in boxes throughout the text.
Concept map care plans for all major psychiatric diagnoses.
Taxonomy and diagnostic criteria from the DSM-V-TR as well as internet references for each DSM-IV-TR diagnosis.
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.
Care Plans for clients with DSM-V-TR diagnoses featuring interventions and rationales for commonly observed nursing diagnoses.
Case studies and exercises designed to stimulate critical thinking.
Tables with topics for client/family education.