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Essentials of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing
A Communication Approach to Evidence-Based Care, 4e
- 4th Edition - February 20, 2020
- Authors: Elizabeth M. Varcarolis, Chyllia D Fosbre
- Language: English
- Other ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 7 9 4 5 0 - 3
A 2017 AJN Book of the Year Award winner, Essentials of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing: A Communication Approach to Evidence Based Care, 4th Edition, offers the perfect balance… Read more
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Request a sales quoteA 2017 AJN Book of the Year Award winner, Essentials of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing: A Communication Approach to Evidence Based Care, 4th Edition, offers the perfect balance of essential nursing interventions and clinical content. It incorporates a reader-friendly style, and an emphasis on therapeutic communication and evidence-based practice. Perfect for shorter psychiatric nursing courses, this streamlined psychiatric text includes need to know information and key DSM-5 content you need to pass your course and prepare for the NCLEX®. A neurobiology of the brain teaching tool provides a visual depiction of how the disorder affects brain function — and what drugs are used to treat it. Additionally, this new edition includes Giddens Concept boxes, Integrative Care boxes, updated clinical disorders chapters, and new use of nursing diagnosis language International Classification for Nursing Practice (ICNP) which smooths your transition into practice, as this is a common language shared with many electronic health record documentation systems
- Neurobiology of the brain feature provides a visual depiction on how the disorder affects brain function and what drugs are used to treat the disorder.
- Applying Evidence Based Practice boxes throughout the clinical chapters pose a question, walk you through the process of gathering evidence-based data from a variety of sources, and present a plan of care based on the evidence.
- Vignettes describing psychiatric patients and their disorders add more practical application to the chapter material.
- DSM-5 diagnostic criteria identify medical diagnostic criteria for most major disorders.
- Applying Critical Judgment introduces clinical situations in psychiatric nursing at the end of all chapters with thought provoking questions that engage critical thinking.
- Instructions for online access
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Acknowledgments
- Contributors
- Reviewers
- Preface
- Unit I. Essential Theoretical Concepts for Practice
- Introduction
- 1. Science and the Therapeutic Use of Self in Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing
- Introduction
- Evidence-Based Practice
- Concept-Based Nursing Education
- Key Points to Remember
- Applying Critical Judgment
- 2. Mental Health and Mental Illness
- Introduction
- Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
- Concepts of Mental Health and Illness
- Epidemiology and Prevalence of Mental Disorders
- Mental Illness Policy and Parity
- Medical Diagnosis and Nursing Diagnosis in Mental Illness
- Introduction to Culture and Mental Illness
- Psychiatry and Spirituality/Religion
- Stigma
- Key Points to Remember
- Applying Critical Judgment
- 3. Theories and Therapies
- Introduction
- Prominent Theories and Therapeutic Models
- Other Major Theories
- Nursing Models
- Key Points to Remember
- Applying Critical Judgment
- 4. Biological Basis for Understanding Psychopharmacology
- Introduction
- Brain Structures and Functions
- Cellular Composition of the Brain
- Psychotropic Drugs and Interactions
- Antidepressant Drugs
- Antianxiety or Anxiolytic Drugs
- Mood Stabilizers
- Antipsychotic Drugs
- Psychoneuroimmunology
- Considering Culture
- Key Points to Remember
- Applying Critical Judgment
- 5. Settings for Psychiatric Care
- Introduction
- Background
- Outpatient Care Settings
- Inpatient Care Settings
- Specialty Treatment Settings
- Paying for Mental Health Care
- A Vision for Mental Health Care in America
- 6. Legal and Ethical Basis for Practice
- Introduction
- Legal and Ethical Concepts
- Mental Health Laws
- Admission and Discharge Procedures
- Patients’ Rights Under the Law
- Tort Law Applied to Psychiatric Settings
- Determination of a Standard of Care
- Documentation of Care
- Forensic Nursing
- Unit II. Tools for Practice of the Art
- Introduction
- 7. The Nursing Process in Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing
- Introduction
- Standards of Practice for Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing
- Standard 2: Diagnosis
- Standard 3: Outcomes Identification
- Standard 4: Planning
- Standard 5: Implementation
- Standard 6: Evaluation
- Documentation
- 8. Communication Skills: Medium for All Nursing Practice
- Introduction
- Communication
- Will i say the wrong thing?
- The Communication Process
- Effective Communication Skills for Nurses
- Nontherapeutic Techniques
- Guarding Against Miscommunication
- Communicating Across Cultures
- Communication Through Technologies
- Evaluation of Clinical Skills
- Key Points to Remember
- Applying Critical Judgment
- 9. Therapeutic Relationships and the Clinical Interview
- Introduction
- What is a Therapeutic Relationship?
- Phases of the Nurse–Patient Relationship
- What Hinders and What Helps
- The Clinical Interview
- Unit III. Caring for Patients With Psychobiological Disorders
- Introduction
- 10. Trauma and Stress-Related Disorders and Dissociative Disorders
- Introduction
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
- Prevalence
- Application Of The Nursing Process
- Diagnosis
- Outcomes Identification
- Planning And Implementation
- Dissociative Disorders
- Application of the Nursing Process
- Diagnosis
- Outcomes Identification
- Planning and Implementation
- 11. Anxiety, Anxiety Disorders, and Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders
- Introduction
- Anxiety
- Anxiety Disorders
- Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders
- Body Dysmorphic Disorder
- Hoarding Disorder
- Application of the Nursing Process
- Diagnoses
- Outcomes Identification
- Planning and Implementation
- Evaluation
- 12. Somatic Symptom Disorders
- Introduction
- Somatic Symptom Disorders
- Application of the Nursing Process
- Diagnosis
- Outcomes Identification
- Planning
- Implementation
- Evaluation
- 13. Personality Disorders
- Introduction
- Personality Disorders
- Application of the Nursing Process
- Diagnosis
- Outcomes Identification
- Planning and Implementation
- Evaluation
- 14. Eating Disorders
- Introduction
- Eating Disorders
- Application of the Nursing Process
- Diagnosis
- Outcomes Identification
- Planning
- Implementation
- Evaluation
- Application of the Nursing Process
- Diagnosis
- Outcomes Identification
- Planning
- Implementation
- Evaluation
- Self-Care for Nurses
- Binge-Eating Disorder
- 15. Mood Disorders: Depression
- Introduction
- Mood Disorders
- Application of the Nursing Process
- DiagnosIs
- Outcomes Identification
- Planning
- Implementation
- Evaluation
- 16. Bipolar Spectrum Disorders
- Introduction
- Bipolar Spectrum Disorders
- Application of the Nursing Process
- Diagnosis
- Outcomes Identification
- Planning
- Implementation
- Evaluation
- 17. Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders and Other Psychotic Disorders
- Introduction
- Schizophrenia
- Application of the Nursing Process
- Diagnosis
- Outcomes Identification
- Planning
- Implementation
- Evaluation
- 18. Neurocognitive Disorders
- Introduction
- Delirium
- Application of the Nursing Process: Delirium
- Diagnosis
- Outcome Identification
- Planning And Implementation
- Evaluation
- Major and Mild Neurocognitive Disorders
- Major Neurocognitive Disorder (Dementia)
- Application of the Nursing Process: Dementia
- Diagnosis
- Outcomes Identification
- Planning and Implementation
- Evaluation
- Key Points to Remember
- Applying Critical Judgment
- 19. Substance-Related and Addictive Disorders
- Introduction
- Substance Use Disorder
- Application of the Nursing Process
- Diagnosis
- Outcomes Identification
- Planning And Implementation
- Evaluation
- Unit IV. Caring for Patients Experiencing Psychiatric Emergencies
- Introduction
- 20. Crisis and Mass Disaster
- Introduction
- Prevalence and Comorbidity
- Theory
- Clinical Picture
- Application of the Nursing Process
- Diagnosis
- Outcomes Identification
- Planning and Implementation
- Evaluation
- 21. Child, Partner, and Elder Violence
- Introduction
- Theory
- Child Abuse
- Application of the Nursing Process
- DiagnosIs and Outcomes Identification
- Planning and Implementation
- Intimate Partner Violence
- Teen Dating Violence
- The Battered Partner
- The Batterer
- Cycle of Violence
- Why Abused Partners Stay
- Application of the Nursing Process
- Diagnosis and Outcomes Identification
- Planning and Implementation
- Elder Abuse
- The Abused Elder
- The Abuser
- Application of the Nursing Process
- Diagnosis and Outcomes Identification
- Planning and Implementation
- Evaluation
- 22. Sexual Violence
- Introduction
- Prevalence and Comorbidity
- Theory
- Application of the Nursing Process
- Diagnosis
- Outcomes Identification
- Planning And Implementation
- Evaluation
- 23. Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors
- Introduction
- Prevalence and Comorbidity
- Theory
- Application of the Nursing Process
- Diagnosis
- Outcomes Identification
- Planning And Implementation
- 24. Anger, Aggression, and Violence
- Introduction
- Anger, Aggression, and Violence
- Prevalence and Comorbidity
- Theory
- Application of the Nursing Process
- Diagnosis
- Outcomes Identification
- Planning
- Implementation
- Evaluation
- 25. Care for the Dying and Those Who Grieve
- Introduction
- Loss, Grief, and Mourning
- Theory
- Application of the Nursing Process
- Diagnosis
- Outcomes Identification
- Planning And Implementation
- Evaluation
- Unit V. Age-Related Mental Health Disorders
- Introduction
- 26. Children and Adolescents
- Introduction
- Theory
- Neurodevelopmental Disorders
- Bipolar and Mood Disorders
- Anxiety Disorders
- Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders
- Trauma- and Stressor-Related Disorders
- Feeding and Eating Disorders
- Elimination Disorders
- Gender Dysphoria
- Disruptive, Impulse Control, and Conduct Disorders
- Substance-Related and Addictive Disorders
- Application Of The Nursing Process
- Diagnosis
- Planning and implementation
- 27. Adults
- Introduction
- Understanding Serious Mental Illness
- Application of the Nursing Process
- Diagnosis
- Outcomes Identification
- Planning And Implementation
- Impulse-Control Disorders
- Application of the Nursing Process
- Diagnosis
- Outcomes Identification
- Planning And Implementation
- Gender Dysphoria and Sexual Disorders
- Paraphilias and Paraphilic Disorders
- Application of the nursing process
- Diagnosis
- Outcomes Identification
- Planning And Implementation
- Adult Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
- Application of the Nursing Process
- Diagnosis
- Outcomes Identification
- Planning And Implementation
- Sleep-Related Disorders
- Application of the Nursing Process
- Diagnosis
- Outcomes Identification
- Planning And Implementation
- 28. Older Adults
- Introduction
- Ageism
- Assessment and Communication Strategies
- Psychiatric Disorders in Older Adults
- Legal and Ethical Issues That Affect the Mental Health of Older Adults
- Control of the Decision-Making Process
- Appendix A. Complementary and Alternative Treatments
- Appendix B. Answer Key
- Index
- No. of pages: 496
- Language: English
- Edition: 4
- Published: February 20, 2020
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Other ISBN: 9780323794503
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Elizabeth M. Varcarolis
Affiliations and expertise
Professor Emeritus, Formerly Deputy Chairperson, Department of Nursing, Borough of Manhattan Community College, New York, NY; Associate Fellow, Albert Ellis Institute for Rational Emotive Behavioral Therapy (REBT), New York, NYCF
Chyllia D Fosbre
Affiliations and expertise
Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner, WellTree Mind and Body (Private Practice), Open Hearts Family Wellness