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Varcarolis' foundations of psychiatric-mental health nursing : a clinical approach / [edited by] Margaret (Peggy) Jordan Halter.
Pennsylvania Hospital Library WY 160 V289 2018
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- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Psychiatric nursing.
- Mental Disorders--nursing.
- Psychiatric Nursing.
- Medical Subjects:
- Mental Disorders--nursing.
- Psychiatric Nursing.
- Physical Description:
- xxiv, 665 pages : illustrations, maps ; 28 cm
- Edition:
- 8 edition.
- Other Title:
- Foundations of psychiatric mental health nursing
- Place of Publication:
- St. Louis, Missouri : Elsevier, [2018]
- Summary:
- Using a practical clinical perspective, Varcarolis' Foundations of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing: A Clinical Approach, 7th Edition provides a clear understanding of the often-intimidating subject of psychiatric mental health nursing. Clinical chapters follow the nursing process framework and progress from theory to application, preparing you for practice with real-world examples. New to this edition are the latest DSM-5 guidelines along with coverage of trauma, pediatric mental health, and QSEN competencies. From new lead author Dr. Margaret Jordan Halter, this comprehensive RN psychiatric nursing text is a bestseller!
- Contents:
- Unit I: Foundations in theory
- Mental health and mental illness
- Theories and therapies
- Psychobiology and psychopharmacology
- Unit II: Foundations for practice
- Treatment settings
- Cultural implications
- Legal and ethical considerations
- Unit III: Psychosocial nursing tools
- The nursing process and standards of care
- Therapeutic relationships
- Therapeutic communication
- Stress responses and stress management
- Unit IV: Psychobiological disorders
- Childhood and neurodevelopmental disorders
- Schizophrenia spectrum disorders
- Bipolar and related disorders
- Depressive disorders
- Anxiety and obsessive-compulsive disorders
- Trauma, stressor-related, and dissociative disorders
- Somatic symptom disorders
- Eating and feeding disorders
- Sleep-wake disorders
- Sexual dysfunction, gender dysphoria, and paraphilias
- Impulse control disorders
- Substance-related and addictive disorders
- Neurocognitive disorders
- Personality disorders
- Unit V: Trauma interventions
- Suicide and nonsuicidal self-injury
- Crisis and disaster
- Anger, aggression, and violence
- Child, older adult, and intimate partner violence
- Sexual assault
- Unit VI: Interventions for special populations
- Dying, death, and grieving
- Older adults
- Serious mental illness
- Forensic nursing
- Unit VII: Other intervention modalities
- Therapeutic groups
- Family interventions
- Integrative care.
- Notes:
- Preceded by Varcarolis' foundations of psychiatric mental health nursing. 7th ed. / [edited by] Margaret Jordan Halter. c2014.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780323389679
- 0323389678
- OCLC:
- 981508782
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