Here’s the most complete and easy-to-use resource on how to develop practical, individualized plans of care for psychiatric and mental health patients. It’s the perfect quick reference for clinical. This Pocket Guide is really two books in one! The first half provides the diagnostic information needed to create a care plan; the second half covers the safe prescription and administration of psychotropic medications. And, the concepts can be applied to a variety of healthcare settings…from in-patient hospitalization through the outpatient clinic…to home health and private practice.
Pocket Guide to Psychiatric Nursing
"This book is designed as a guide in the construction of care plans for various psychiatric clients.
Perfect for both student and professional nurses who work directly with patients, Psychiatric Nursing Pocket Guide focuses specifically on aspects of psychiatric and mental health nursing.
Mary C. Townsend's name appears first in the previous edition.
This invaluable pocket guide equips readers with clinical tools to help conceptualize, plan, and document nursing care actions - based on the Stuart Stress Adaptation Model of health and wellness...
Completely revised and updated throughout, the 9th Edition reflects all of the new knowledge and new medications in the field, including the DSM-5, all of today’s new psychotropic medications, and the 2012-2014 content in the NANDA ...
It’s the perfect quick reference now for clinical rotations…and later for practicing nurses. This Pocket Guide is really two books in one!
Each psychiatric disorder lists background assessment data, predisposing factors, symptomatology, and nursing diagnoses and nursing interventions commonly associated with the disorder.
ETHICAL ISSUES IN MENTAL HEALTHCARE Ethics in healthcare refers to determining the right thing to do in difficult circumstances in accordance with the standards and competencies of your health profession. All health workers are expected ...
The AJN Book of the Year award-winning textbook, Psychiatric Nursing: Contemporary Practice, is now in its thoroughly revised, updated Fourth Edition.