Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing : Concepts of Care in Evidence-Based Practice

by Towne-send, Mary C.

• ISBN13: 9780803619173
• ISBN10: 0803619170
• Edition: 6th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-11-15
• Publisher: F a Davis Co

Summary

Assure that your students receive the psychiatric mental health knowledge they need with the text that's still the most clearly written and student friendly. They'll master an evidence-based, holistic approach to nursing practice that focuses on both biological and behavioral components. And, they'll find all of the latest research studies, biological theories, and pharmacological data, as well as features designed to make complex concepts easier to grasp.

Table of Contents

I. Basic Concepts in Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing 1. The Concept of Stress Adaptation 2. Mental Health/Mental Illness: Historical and Theoretical Concepts II. Foundations for Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing 3. Theoretical Models of Personality Development 4. Concepts of Psychobiology 5. Ethical and Legal Issues in Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing 6. Cultural and Spiritual Concepts Relevant to Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing III. Therapeutic Approaches in Psychiatric Nursing Care 7. Relationship Development 8. Therapeutic Communication 9. The Nursing Process in Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing 10. Therapeutic Groups 11. Intervention With Families 12. Milieu Therapy-The Therapeutic Community 13. Crisis Intervention 14. Relaxation Therapy 15. Assertiveness Training 16. Promoting Self-Esteem 17. Anger/Aggression Management 18. The Suicidal Client 19. Behavior Therapy 20. Cognitive Therapy 21. Psychopharmacology 22. Electroconvulsive Therapy 23. Complementary Therapies 24. Client Education IV. Nursing Care of Clients with Alterations in Psychosocial Adaptation 25. Disorders Usually First Diagnosed in Infancy, Childhood, or Adolescence 26. Delirium, Dementia, and Amnestic Disorder 27. Substance-Related Disorders 28. Schizophrenia and Other Psychotic Disorders 29. Mood Disorders 30. Anxiety Disorders 31. Somatoform and Dissociative Disorders 32. Issues Related to Human Sexuality 33. Eating Disorders 34. Personality Disorders V. Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing of Special Populations 35. The Aging Individual 36. Victims of Abuse or Neglect 37. Community Mental Health Nursing 38. Forensic Nursing 39. The Bereaved Individual Appendices A. Answers to Chapter Review Questions B. Mental Status Assessment C. DSM-IV-TR Classification: Axes I and II Categories and Codes D. NANDA Nursing Diagnoses: Taxonomy II E. Assigning Nursing Diagnosis to Client Behaviors F. Controlled Drug and Pregnancy Categories G. Sample Client Teaching Guides Glossary