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Prepare for psychiatric nursing care with this comprehensive, evidence-based text! Varcarolis' Foundations of Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing: A Clinical Approach, 9th Edition makes it easy to understand the complexities of psychiatric disorders and how to provide quality mental and behavioral health care. Clinical chapters follow the nursing process framework and progress from theory to application, preparing you for practice with real-world examples. Other notable features include illustrated explanations of the neurobiology of disorders, DSM-5 criteria for major disorders, and nursing care plans. From clinical nurse specialist and lead author Dr. Margaret Jordan Halter, this bestselling text includes new Next Generation NCLEX (R) content to prepare you for success on your PMHN certification exam.
Case Study and Nursing Care Plan boxes include real-life vignettes of patients with specific psychiatric disorders. Evidence-Based Practice boxes describe recent research studies and how their findings affect nursing practice. Six-step nursing process is followed in clinical chapters, providing consistent guidelines for comprehensive assessment and intervention. Learning features include key terms and concepts, key points to remember, critical thinking, and chapter reviews. Conversational, mentor-like writing style reinforces important information and helps in applying textbook content to the clinical setting. Coverage of therapeutic communication techniques and nontherapeutic communication provides tips to help you build patient interaction skills. Assessment Guidelines summarize the steps of patient assessment for various disorders. Considering Culture boxes discuss the importance of person-centered care in providing competent care to diverse populations in various clinical situations. Patient and Family Teaching boxes focus on the nurse's role in helping patients and families understand psychiatric disorders, treatments, complications, and medication side effects.
NEW! Next Generation NCLEX (R) (NGN) case studies and questions are provided at the end of each clinical chapter to support critical thinking and prepare you for your state board examination. NEW! Updated screening tools and rating scales make it easier to quantify symptoms and assess the severity of a disorder. NEW! Advanced practice treatment modalities are addressed separately from the nursing process in the categories of biological interventions (e.g., pharmacotherapy and brain stimulation therapies) and psychological therapies (e.g., cognitive-behavioral therapy and interpersonal therapy). NEW! Emphasis on adverse childhood experiences, trauma, and trauma-informed care addresses the near-universal experience of trauma in individuals with psychiatric disorders and conditions. NEW! Order of clinical chapters mirrors that of the DSM-5, and many of the major disorders are accompanied by specific DSM-5 diagnostic criteria. NEW! Health Policy boxes are updated to describe current legislation related to mental health. NEW! The International Classification for Nursing Practice (ICNP), from the International Council of Nurses (ICN), provides straightforward nursing diagnoses that are easily translatable across settings and disciplines.
a?-UNIT ONE: FOUNDATIONS IN THEORY Chapter 1 Mental Health and Mental Illness Chapter 2 Relevant Theories and Therapies for Nursing Practice Chapter 3 Biological Basis for Understanding Psychiatric Disorders and Treatments UNIT TWO: FOUNDATIONS FOR PRACTICE Chapter 4 Settings for Psychiatric Care Chapter 5 Cultural Implications for Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing Chapter 6 Legal and Ethical Guidelines for Safe Practice UNIT THREE: PSYCHOSOCIAL NURSING TOOLS Chapter 7 The Nursing Process and Standards of Care for Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing Chapter 8 Therapeutic Relationships Chapter 9 Communication and the Clinical Interview Chapter 10 Understanding and Managing Responses to Stress UNIT FOUR: PSYCHOBIOLOGICAL DISORDERS Chapter 11Childhood and Neurodevelopmental Disorders Chapter 12 Schizophrenia and Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders Chapter 13 Bipolar and Related Disorders Chapter 14 Depressive Disorders Chapter 15 Anxiety and Obsessive Compulsive Related Disorders Chapter 16 Trauma, Stressor Related and Dissociative Disorders Chapter 17 Somatic Symptom Disorders Chapter 18 Feeding, Eating and Elimination Disorders Chapter 19 Sleep-Wake Disorders Chapter 20 Sexual Dysfunction, Gender Dysphoria, and Paraphylias Chapter 21 Impulsive Control Disorders Chapter 22 Personality Disorders UNIT FIVE: TRAUMA INTERVENTIONS Chapter 23 Suicide and Non-Suicidal Self-Injury Chapter 24 Crisis and Disaster Chapter 25 Anger, Aggression and Violence Chapter 26 Child, Elder, and Intimate Partner Violence Chapter 27 Sexual Assault UNIT SIX: INTERVENTIONS FOR SPECIAL POPULATIONS Chapter 28 Psychosocial Needs of the Older Adult Chapter 29 Serious Mental Illness Chapter 30 Forensic Psychiatric Nursing Chapter 32 Care for the Dying and for Those Who Grieve UNIT SEVEN: OTHER INTERVENTION MODALITIES Chapter 33Therapeutic Groups Chapter 34 Family Interventions Chapter 35 Integrative Therapies APPENDICES A DSM-5 Classification B Historic Synopsis of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing GLOSSARY INDEX
Margaret Jordan Halter, PhD, APRN
