Psychosocial Nursing for General Patient Care

by Gorman, Linda M.; Raines, Marcia L., Rn, Mn, Cs, Ph.D.; Luna-Raines, Marcia; Sultan, Donna F.

• ISBN13: 9780803608023
• ISBN10: 0803608020
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-01-01
• Publisher: F a Davis Co

Summary

Univ. of California, Los Angeles. Outline of psychosocial information for nurses and nursing students. Discusses interventions for dealing with psychosocial responses to the stresses of illness, how to respond to patients from different cultures, how to recognize which interventions are effective in end-of-life situations, and more. Previous edition: c1996. Softcover.

Table of Contents

Introduction to Psychosocial Nursing for General Patient Care	1	(7)
Psychosocial Response to Illness	7	(8)
Psychosocial Skills	15	(14)
Nurses' Responses to Difficult Patient Behaviors	29	(10)
Crisis Intervention	39	(4)
Cultural Considerations: Implications for Psychosocial Nursing Care	43	(8)
Problems with Anxiety	51	(14)
The Anxious Patient	51	(14)
Problems with Anger	65	(22)
The Angry Patient	65	(9)
The Aggressive and Potentially Violent Patient	74	(13)
Problems with Affect and Mood	87	(50)
The Depressed Patient	87	(13)
The Suicidal Patient	100	(13)
The Grieving Patient	113	(11)
The Hyperactive or Manic Patient	124	(13)
Problems with Confusion	137	(16)
The Confused Patient	137	(16)
Problems with Psychotic Thought Processes	153	(12)
The Psychotic Patient	153	(12)
Problems Relating to Others	165	(34)
The Manipulative Patient	165	(12)
The Noncompliant Patient	177	(12)
The Demanding, Dependent Patient	189	(10)
Problems with Substance Abuse	199	(30)
The Patient Abusing Alcohol	199	(15)
The Patient Abusing Other Substances	214	(15)
Problems with Sexual Dysfunction	229	(16)
The Patient with Sexual Dysfunction	229	(16)
Problems with Pain	245	(22)
The Patient in Pain	245	(22)
Problems with Nutrition	267	(24)
The Patient with Anorexia Nervosa or Bulimia	267	(14)
The Morbidly Obese Patient	281	(10)
Problems within the Family	291	(26)
Family Dysfunction	291	(10)
Family Violence	301	(16)
Problems with Spiritual Distress	317	(14)
Margaret L. Mitchell
The Patient with Spiritual Distress	317	(14)
Nursing Management of Special Populations	331	(32)
The Patient with Sleep Disturbances	331	(12)
The Chronically Ill Patient	343	(9)
The Dying Patient	352	(11)
Psychopharmacology: Database for Patient and Family Education on Psychiatric Medications for Adults	363	(30)
Yoshinao Arai
Appendix A Relaxation Techniques	393	(1)
Appendix B Complementary and Alternative Approaches	394	(1)
References	395	(10)
Index	405