Virtual Clinical Excursions 3.0 for Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing
By- Katherine Fortinash, MSN, APRN, BC, PMHCNS, Certified Clinical Specialist, Adult Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing; Associate Faculty, Mt. San Jacinto College, Menifee, CA; Clinical Nurse Specialist and Educator, Sharp HealthCare, Mesa Vista Hospital, San Diego, CA
- Patricia Holoday Worret, MSN, APRN, BC, PMHCNS, Certified Clinical Specialist, Adult Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing; Professor, Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing, Palomar College, San Marcos, CA; Consultant, San Diego, CA
VIRTUAL CLINICAL EXCURSIONS is an innovative CD-ROM/workbook package that makes textbook content come alive and diminishes anxiety about entering the clinical setting. VCE helps bridge the gap between the classroom and the real world by introducing you to clinical settings and critical thinking before you actually start clinical rotations making the transition from nursing student to caregiver a smoother process. In this virtual hospital setting, you will interact with a variety of patients and gain valuable experience with documentation, communication, prioritization, medication safety, critical thinking, patient education, and care planning.
Paperback, 192 Pages
Published: September 2011
Imprint: Mosby
ISBN: 978-0-323-08655-4
Contents
- Getting Started
Getting Set Up
A Quick Tour
A Detailed Tour
Reducing Medication Errors
Lesson 1 The Nursing Process
Lesson 2 Therapeutic Communication
Lesson 3 Adult Development in Later Life
Lesson 4 Cultural, Ethnic, and Spiritual Issues
Lesson 5 Anxiety Disorders
Lesson 6 Mood Disorders: Depression
Lesson 7 Caring for a Patient with Schizophrenia
Lesson 8 Substance-Related Disorders
Lesson 9 Cognitive Disorders: Delirium, Dementia, and Amnestic Disorders
Lesson 10 Psychiatric Nursing Care of the Adolescent Patient
Lesson 11 Patients with Eating Disorders
Lesson 12 Crisis: Theory and Intervention
Lesson 13 Violence: Abuse, Neglect, and Rape
Lesson 14 Complementary and Alternative Therapies
Lesson 15 Psychosocial Needs of Patients with HIV/AIDS
