| Description |
xvi, 512 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
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regular print |
| Contents |
Unit 1. Patterns of Mental Health Care. 1. Current and Evolving Patterns of Mental Health Care. 2. The Roles of the Nurse in Different Mental Health Settings. 3. Inpatient Hospitalization: The Mental Health Treatment Team and the Therapeutic Milieu. 4. Community-Based Treatment Settings for Mental Disorders. 5. Home Care Setting: Client and Family Issues. 6. Professional, Legal, and Ethical Issues in Mental Health Nursing -- Unit 2. Foundations of the Therapeutic Relationship. 7. Communicating in the Therapeutic Relationship. 8. Theories and Stages of Personality Development. 9. Influences of Family and Social Environment of the Individual -- Unit 3. Foundations of Decision Making in the Mental Health Setting. 10. Nursing Process in the Mental Health Setting. 11. Human Emotions. 12. Stress: Effective Coping and Adaptation. 13. Stress: Ineffective Coping and Defense Mechanisms. 14. The Mental Status Exam -- Unit 4. Nursing the Client With a Mental Disorder. 15. The Client With a Mood Disorder. 16. The Client With an Anxiety Disorder. 17. The Client With Delirium, Dementia, Alzheimer's, and Other Cognitive Disorders. 18. The Client With Schizophrenia and Other Psychotic Disorders. 19. The Client Who Is Contemplating Suicide. 20. The Client With a Substance-Related Mental Disorder. 21. The Client With a Personality Disorder. 22. The Client With an Eating Disorder. 23. The Infant, Child, or Adolescent With a Developmental Disorder -- Unit 5. Intervention and Treatment of Mental Disorders. 24. Crisis Intervention. 25. Nursing Care of the Older Adult With a Mental Disorder. 26. Milieu Therapy and Behavior Modification. 27. Group Therapy. 28. Psychopharmacology and Electroconvulsive Treatment of Mental Disorders. 29. Complementary Health Approaches: Therapies and Philosophy in Mental Health Treatment Settings. App. A. Barry Psychosocial Assessment -- App. B. North American Nursing Diagnosis Association (NANDA) Nursing Diagnoses: Definitions and Classification -- App. C. DSM-IV Classifications. nature |
| Summary |
This psychiatric and mental health nursing text covers both care of patients with psychiatric disorders and the psychosocial aspects of physiological disorders. Geared toward LPN/LVN students, the book's format reflects the nursing model and the shift of psychiatric nursing care from hospitals to community-based settings. New content includes care planning and psychotropic drug monitoring and the DSM-IV-TR. Other features include an increased emphasis on communication, and a family and resource support list that includes selected Web resources |
| Analysis |
Psychiatry;psychiatric nursing |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Mental illness.
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Psychiatry.
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Mental health.
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Psychiatric nursing.
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Psychiatric Nursing.
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Mental Disorders.
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Mental Disorders.
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Psychiatric Nursing.
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Mental Health.
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Mental Health.
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| Genre/Form |
Nurses Instruction.
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Nurses Instruction.
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| Author |
Farmer, Suzette.
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| LC no. |
2001037709 |
| ISBN |
0781731380 paper alkaline paper |
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