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Learn the therapeutic skills you need for your role in psychiatric nursing care! Psychiatric Nursing uses a practical, three-pronged approach to psychotherapeutic management that clearly explains how to care for patients with psychiatric disorders. It emphasizes the nurse's three primary tools: themselves, medications, and the environment. Written by Norman L. Keltner, Carol E. Bostrom, and Teena McGuinness, each an educator and advanced practice nurse, this text covers the latest trends and treatments and provides a solid, real-world foundation for the practice of safe and effective psychiatric nursing care.Unique! A practical, three-pronged approach to psychotherapeutic management includes: 1) the therapeutic nurse-patient relationship, 2) psychopharmacology, and 3) milieu management.Unique! Norm's Notes offer helpful tips from the lead author, Norman Keltner, at the beginning of each chapter, making it easier to understand difficult topics.Nursing care plans highlight the nurse's role in psychiatric care, emphasizing assessment, planning, nursing diagnoses, implementation, and evaluation for specific disorders.Case studies depict psychiatric disorders and show the development of effective nursing care strategies.Unique! Putting It All Together summaries are provided at the end of each psychopathology chapter. Clinical examples from the authors' own experiences illustrate concepts with real-life clinical situations.Study Notes summarize each chapter's important content.Learning objectives at the beginning of each chapter preview the important principles to follow.Critical thinking questions help you develop clinical reasoning skills.Family Issues boxes highlight the issues that families must confront when a member suffers from mental illness.Learning resources on the Evolve companion website include video lectures, psychotropic drug monographs, and NCLEX exam-style review questions.Patient and Family Education boxes highlight information that the nurse should provide to patients and families.A glossary defines key terms, providing a handy reference at the back of the book. NEW! DSM-5 information is integrated throughout the text, along with updated content and NANDA content.NEW! Survivors of Violence and Trauma chapter focuses on psychiatric treatment for individuals with mental illness in sex trafficking and forensic environments, along with the social implications for individuals, families, and communities.NEW! Integration of QSEN competencies highlights the competencies relevant to psychiatric nursing care such as safety, communication, evidence-based practice and others.NEW! Additional NCLEX examination-style review questions on the Evolve companion website cover concepts likely to appear on class tests and the NCLEX exam.

• Book Type :

Higher Education Textbooks

Book Binding :

Paperback

Language :

English

Number of Pages :

552 pages

ISBN - 10 :

0323185797

Psychiatric Nursing Published On :

14 Oct 2014

Resource:

Textbooks & Study Guides, Higher Education Textbooks Books for Students, Teachers, Graudates, Professionals and all others

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