Now in full color, this comprehensive text blends a neurological understanding of mental disorders with the traditional psychodynamic approach to address changing roles and new perspectives for nursing practice. Both a classroom text and a reference for treating psychiatric disorders in any setting, it is grounded in current research and reflects current practice. Special features include: interdisciplinary treatment plans; listings of movies about psychiatric disorders; therapeutic dialogues; solid psychopharmacological content; psychoeducation checklists; and clinical vignettes. Each chapter includes key concepts, key points summary, and critical thinking questions. A Brandon-Hill Recommended Title. For more information, visit http://connection.LWW.com/go/boyd.
The Stuart Stress Adaptation Model of health and wellness provides a consistent nursing-oriented framework, with clear explanations of biological, psychological, sociocultural, environmental, and legal-ethical components.
Judith M. Schultz, Sheila L. Videbeck. 415 Standard VII : Practices within Organizational and ... In PMHN , the ethic of care is based on thoughtful and wise practice judgements . As mental health care in Canada evolves into community ...
Written in the award-winning Incredibly Easy style, this invaluable reference is packed with the most up-to-date information on more than 70 psychiatric disorders.
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Accompanying CD-ROM has review questions for the NCLEX examination, interactive exercises, animations, and an audio glossary.
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Psychiatric Nursing
The AJN Book of the Year award-winning textbook, Psychiatric Nursing: Contemporary Practice, is now in its thoroughly revised, updated Fourth Edition.
This new edition continues to retain the reader-friendly style, emphasis on therapeutic communication, and the nursing process organization that was successful in the previous edition.
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