The AJN Book of the Year award-winning textbook, Psychiatric Nursing: Contemporary Practice, is now in its thoroughly revised, updated Fourth Edition.
Psychiatric Nursing
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.
Type of statement Covert (passive, hidden) Table 9-3 Examples of Overt vs Covert Statements of Suicidal Ideations and Nursing Responses (continued) Example “No one would miss me if I were gone.” “Will you miss me when I'm gone?
Gives readers a thorough grounding in the theory of mental health nursing. Case studies throughout the text allow readers to understand the application of theory in every day practice.
Key facts about geropsychiatric nurse Works as part of mental health care team Has firm background in behavioral and social sciences Possesses thorough knowledge of pathophysiology , psychopharmacology , and normal aging . process Must ...
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Elder abuse is much more complex than a perpetrator—victim model; caring for the elderly involves a complex dynamic because of conflicting needs of the caregiver and the elderly (Phillips, 1986). Inventions that include respite care and ...
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Onset of depression develops from days to weeks, unlike Alzheimer's disease, which is insidious. The most distinguishing symptoms of depression are depressed mood, hopelessness, and loss of interest or pleasure (anhedonia), ...