Study Guide for Frisch/Frisch’s Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing, 3rd

by Frisch, Noreen Cavan; Frisch, Lawrence E.

• ISBN13: 9781401856458
• ISBN10: 1401856454
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-08-04
• Publisher: CENGAGE Delmar Learning

Summary

This valuable resource provides opportunities to stimulate critical and reflective thinking relating to the psychiatric nursing material presented in Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing, third edition. You will find exercises and activities to foster retention of key concepts and self-assessment quizzes to broaden your knowledge of mental health and the nursing role. To guide your education, purpose statements, reading assignments, and key terms from the book have also been provided. A Comprehensive Practice Final Examination encompassing all of the chapter content can be found at the conclusion of the book. The multiple-choice questions contained within this test are a great assessment tool to monitor your level of knowledge of psychiatric nursing.

Table of Contents

Preface	vii
UNIT I: FOUNDATIONS FOR PRACTICE
Through the Door: Your First Day in Psychiatric Nursing	1	(8)
Psychiatric Nursing: The Evolution of a Specialty	9	(8)
Theory as a Basis for Practice	17	(12)
Neuroscience as a Basis for Practice	29	(10)
Diagnostic Systems for Psychiatric Nursing	39	(12)
Tools of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing: Communication, Nursing Process, and the Nurse-Client Relationship	51	(10)
Cultural and Ethnic Considerations	61	(10)
Epidemiology of Mental Health and Illness	71	(10)
Ethical and Legal Bases for Care	81	(12)
Self-Care for the Nurse	93	(8)
UNIT II: CLIENTS WITH PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS
The Client Undergoing Crisis	101	(8)
The Client Experiencing Anxiety	109	(8)
The Client Experiencing Schizophrenia	117	(14)
The Client Experiencing Depression	131	(14)
The Client Experiencing Mania	145	(10)
The Client Who Is Suicidal	155	(8)
The Client Who Abuses Chemical Substances	163	(10)
The Client with a Personality Disorder	173	(10)
The Client Experiencing a Somatoform, Factitious, or Dissociative Disorders	183	(10)
The Client with Disorders of Self-Regulation: Sleep Disorders, Eating Disorders, Sexual Disorders	193	(10)
UNIT III: SPECIAL POPULATIONS
The Physically Ill Client Experiencing Emotional Distress	203	(8)
Forgotten Populations: The Homeless and the Incarcerated	211	(6)
The Child	217	(8)
The Adolescent	225	(8)
The Elderly	233	(10)
Survivors of Violence or Abuse	243	(8)
UNIT IV: NURSING INTERVENTIONS AND TREATMENT MODALITIES
Pharmacology in Psychiatric Care	251	(10)
Individual Psychotherapy	261	(8)
Family Therapy	269	(10)
Group Therapy	279	(8)
Community Mental Health Nursing	287	(8)
Complementary and Somatic Therapies	295	(10)
UNIT V: CARING FOR THE NURSE
Friday Night at the Movies	305	(2)
Journey on the Information Highway: How to Use the Internet to Get Helpful Information About Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing	307	(2)
Comprehensive Practice Final Examination	309	(24)
Answers to Self-Assessment Quizzes	333	(8)
Answers to Comprehensive Practice Final Examination	341