Nursing : Mental Health and Community Concepts / Elizabeth Christman, Kimberly Ernstmeyer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Christman, Elizabeth, author.

Ernstmeyer, Kimberly, author.

Series:

Open textbook library

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nursing--Textbooks.

Nursing.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1076 pages).

Place of Publication:

River Falls, WI : Chippewa Valley Technical College, [2022]

Summary:

This textbook is an open educational resource with CC-BY licensing developed specifically for prelicensure nursing students. The e-book and downloadable versions are free. Affordable print versions are published in collaboration with XanEdu and available on Amazon and in college bookstores. Content is based on the Wisconsin Technical College System (WTCS) statewide nursing curriculum for the Nursing Mental Health and Community Concepts course (543-110), the NCLEX-RN Test Plan, 1 and the American Psychiatric Nurses Association Education Council's Crosswalk Toolkit: Defining and Using Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing Skills in Undergraduate Nursing Education. 2 Mental health and community health concepts are discussed while emphasizing stress management techniques, healthy coping strategies, referrals to community resources, and other preventative interventions. Nursing care for individuals with specific mental health and substance use disorders is examined, and the nurse's role in community health needs assessments and caring for vulnerable populations is introduced. The e-book is free and can be viewed online or downloaded as a PDF or other formats for offline use. Affordable print versions are also published in collaboration with XanEdu and are available on Amazon and in college bookstores.

Contents:

Introduction

Preface

Standards and Conceptual Approach

I. Chapter 1 Foundational Mental Health Concepts

II. Chapter 2 Therapeutic Communication and the Nurse-Client Relationship

III. Chapter 3 Stress, Coping, and Crisis Intervention

IV. Chapter 4 Application of the Nursing Process to Mental Health Care

V. Chapter 5 Legal and Ethical Conserations in Mental Health Care

VI. Chapter 6 Psychotropic Medications

VII. Chapter 7 Depressive Disorders

VIII. Chapter 8 Bipolar Disorders

IX. Chapter 9 Anxiety Disorders

X. Chapter 10 Personality Disorders

XI. Chapter 11 Psychosis and Schizophrenia

XII. Chapter 12 childhood and Adolescence Disorders

XIII. Chapter 13 Eating Disorders

XIV. Chapter 14 Substance Use Disorders

XV. Chapter 15 Trauma, Abuse, and Violence

XVI. Chapter 16 Community Assessment

XVII. Chapter 17 Vulnerable Populations

XVIII. Chapter 18 Environmental Health and Emergency Preparedness

XIX. Answer Key.

Notes:

Description based on: online resource; title from PDF information screen (Open textbook library, viewed May 05, 2023).