Essentials of Psychiatric / Mental Health Nursing

M. Townsend (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

827 Seiten

1999
F.A. Davis Company (Verlag)
978-0-8036-0413-1 (ISBN)

Infos

-- Geared toward nursing programs that devote less than six weeks to psychiatric/mental health nursing-- Uses the stress-adaptation model as its conceptual framework-- Each disorder includes: historic and epidemiologic factors, background assessment data, predisposing factors/symptomatology, common nursing diagnoses with standardized guidelines for intervention in care, outcome criteria, reassessment, evaluation, and medications/treatment modalities-- Assessment based on criteria from DSM IV-- Chapters include objectives, glossary, case studies with critical thinking exercises, NCLEX-style chapter review questions, care plans and critical pathways, and approved NANDA diagnoses-- Special topics include crisis intervention, psychobiology, psychopharmacology, sociocultural concepts, therapeutic groups, family as a group, and the suicidal client-- Contains selected case studies or "Build Your Critical Thinking Skills" boxes with three questions per case-- Includes standardized care plans with scientific rationales for every nursing intervention-- Appendix includes critical pathways and a list of common psychiatric behaviors and associated NANDA nursing diagnoses

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 1.4.1999
• Verlagsort: Pennsylvania
• Sprache: englisch
• Gewicht: 1345 g
• Themenwelt: Pflege ► Fachpflege ► Neurologie / Psychiatrie
• ISBN-10: 0-8036-0413-0 / 0803604130
• ISBN-13: 978-0-8036-0413-1 / 9780803604131
• Zustand: Neuware