Varcarolis Essentials of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing - E-Book , 5th Edition

Key Features

• Applying Critical Judgment questions introduce clinical situations in psychiatric nursing and encourage critical thinking.
• Neurobiology of the Brain feature includes illustrations depicting how a disorder affects brain function and how drugs help to mitigate the symptoms.
• Applying Evidence-Based Practice boxes in the clinical chapters pose a question, walk you through the process of gathering evidence-based data from a variety of sources, and present a plan of care based on the evidence.
• Vignettes describe real-world psychiatric patients and their disorders.
• Assessment Guidelines boxes summarize the steps of patient assessment for various disorders.
• Applying the Art boxes offer clinical scenarios demonstrating the interaction between a nurse and a patient, the nurse’s perception of the interaction, and the mental health nursing concepts in play.
• Potential Nursing Diagnoses tables list possible nursing diagnoses for a particular disorder, based on ICNP terminology, along with the associated signs and symptoms.
• Nursing Interventions tables list interventions for a given disorder or clinical situation, along with rationales for each intervention.
• DSM-5 Criteria boxes identify the diagnostic criteria for most major disorders.
• Integrative Care boxes highlight the different types of therapy may be used to enhance treatment.
• Giddens Concept boxes at the beginning of each chapter tie concepts to the topics to be discussed.

New to this Edition

• NEW! Next Generation NCLEX^® (NGN) examination-style case studies are included in the clinical disorders chapters to promote critical thinking and help to prepare you for the NGN exam.

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Table of Contents

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Author Information

By Chyllia D Fosbre, MSN, RN, PMHNP-BC, Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner, WellTree Mind and Body (Private Practice), Open Hearts Family Wellness