Full Description
Varcarolis' Foundations of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing, 8th Edition is the most comprehensive RN psychiatric nursing text on the market! awarded second place in the 2018 AJN Book of the Year Awards in Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing Category. User-friendly by design, it simplifies the often-intimidating subject of psychiatric mental health nursing with a practical, clinical perspective. Revised with the help of a readability expert, chapters follow the nursing process framework and progress from theory to application, preparing you for practice with real-world examples. New to this edition is coverage of neurobiology of the brain throughout the Major Disorders chapters, the latest DSM-5 guidelines, and coverage of trauma, pediatric mental health, major disorders, QSEN competencies, and more!Mentor-like writing style reinforces important information and helps in applying textbook content to the clinical setting.Coverage of key topics and emerging nursing trends keep you current with best practices in the field.Considering Culture boxes discuss the importance of person-centered care in providing competent care to diverse populations in various clinical situations.Vignettes with vivid mini-stories prepare you for real-world practice with personal, descriptive characterizations of patients with specific psychiatric disorders.Health Policy Boxes introduce the role you can play in advocating for patients and the profession.Clinical chapters follow the six-step nursing process, providing consistent guidelines for comprehensive assessment and intervention.NEW! Full-page illustrated explanations about the neurobiology of disorders and associated medications. NEW! DSM-5 guidelines from the American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders are fully incorporated in the text, and include updated NANDA content.NEW! Completely revised Evidence-Based Practice boxes. NEW! Revised chapter on Dying, Death and Grieving gives you all the vital information you need.NEW! Ten NCLEX-style questions and answers at the end of each chapter.
Contents
UNIT I1. Mental Health and Mental Illness2. Theories and Therapies3. Psychobiology and PsychopharmacologyUNIT II: FOUNDATIONS FOR PRACTICE4. Treatment Settings5. Cultural Implications6. Legal and Ethical ConsiderationsUNIT III: PSYCHOSOCIAL NURSING TOOLS7. The Nursing Process and Standards of Care8. Therapeutic Relationships9. Therapeutic Communication10. Stress Responses and Stress ManagementUNIT IV: PSYCHOBIOLOGICAL DISORDERS11. Childhood and Neurodevelopmental Disorders12. Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders13. Bipolar and Related Disorders14. Depressive Disorders15. Anxiety and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders16 Trauma, Stressor-Related, and Dissociative Disorders17. Somatic Symptom Disorders18. Eating and Feeding Disorders19. Sleep-Wake Disorders20. Sexual Dysfunction, Gender Dysphoria, and Paraphilias21. Impulse Control Disorders22. Substance-Related and Addictive Disorders23. Neurocognitive Disorders24. Personality DisordersUNIT V: TRAUMA INTERVENTIONS25. Suicide and Nonsuicidal Self-Injury26. Crisis and Disaster27. Anger, Aggression, and Violence28. Child, Older Adult, and Intimate Partner Violence29. Sexual AssaultUNIT VI: INTERVENTIONS FOR SPECIAL POPULATIONS30. Dying, Death, and Grieving31. Older Adults32. Serious Mental Illness33. Forensic NursingUNIT VII: OTHER INTERVENTION MODALITIES34. Therapeutic Groups35. Family Interventions36. Integrative CareAppendix A NANDA-I Nursing Diagnoses and Definitions 2012-2014
