Manual of Psychiatric Nursing Care Plans : Diagnoses, Clinical Tools, and Psychopharmacology

by Varcarolis

• ISBN13: 9781416029168
• ISBN10: 1416029168
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-12-28
• Publisher: Saunders

Summary

This pocket-sized clinical companion is designed to assist in the assessment of psychiatric nursing clients, formulation of nursing diagnoses, and design of psychiatric nursing care plans. It provides quick and easy access to the detailed and concrete information students need to know as they visit the inpatient unit, community mental health setting, or home care setting. The content is clinically based, rather than theory based. This avoids repetition of material that students already have in their mental health nursing textbooks and makes it a perfect reference for clinical use. The latest diagnoses, assessment and treatment strategies, and psychotropic drug information relevant to nursing care of clients with psychiatric disorders. A focus on clinical information in order to assist the nurse in providing patient care in the inpatient unit, community mental health setting, or home care setting. Coverage of all major disorders commonly encountered in a clinical setting. Care plans with a nursing diagnosis etiology, assessment findings/diagnostic cues, outcome criteria, long-term goals, short-term goals, and interventions and rationales. A chapter on Major Psychotropic Interventions and Client and Family Teaching provides coverage of psychopharmacology in addition to the content found in each disorder chapter. The most recent information in the field, including the DSM-IV-TR taxonomy and 2005-2006 NANDA nursing diagnoses. Assessment tools collected in an appendix for quick reference. An appendix of drug monographs features the most commonly prescribed psychiatric medications. Revised and expanded client outcome sections include additional outcome criteria, short-term goals, and long-term goals for each diagnosis. Additional content on forensic issues in psychiatric nursing is integrated throughout as applicable. Online drug cards, updated quarterly, provide users with the latest drug information and can be printed and carried along with the manual.

Table of Contents

Guidelines for Planning Psychosocial Care

The Nursing Process and Assessment Tools

Maximizing Communication Skills

Guidelines for the Clinical Interview: Responsibilities of Nurses Who Counsel Clients

Diagnosis and Care Planning

Selected Disorders of Childhood and Adolescence

Anxiety and Anxiety Disorders

Depressive Disorders

Bipolar Disorders

Schizophrenia and Other Psychotic Disorders

Personality Disorders

Chemical Dependencies

Eating Disorders

Cognitive Disorders: Delirium and Dementia

Psychiatric Emergencies and Forensic Issues

Crisis Intervention and Rehabilitation

Family Violence

Sexual Assault

Suicide Behavior

Anger and Aggression

Grieving and Dysfunctional Grieving

Challenging Behaviors

Manipulative Behaviors

Nonadherence to Medication or Treatment

Psychopharmacology

Major Psychotropic Interventions and Client and Family Teaching

Appendixes

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