Preceded by Psychiatric nursing : assessment, care plans, and medications / Mary C. Townsend. 9th edition. 2015. Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Contents:
Index of DSM-5 psychiatric diagnoses -- How to use this book -- THE FOUNDATION FOR PLANNING PSYCHIATRIC NURSING CARE -- The nursing process in psychiatric / mental health nursing -- Disorders commonly associated with infancy, childhood, or adolescence -- ALTERATIONS IN PSYCHOSOCIAL ADAPTATION -- Neurocognitive disorders -- Substance-related and addictive disorders -- Schizophrenia spectrum and other psychotic disorders -- Depressive disorders -- Bipolar and related disorders -- Anxiety, obsessive compulsive, and related disorders -- Trauma and stress or related disorders -- Somatic symptom and related disorders -- Dissociative disorders -- Sexual disorders and gender dysphoria -- Eating disorders -- Personality disorders -- SPECIAL TOPICS IN PSYCHIATRIC / MENTAL HEALTH NURSING -- Problems related to abuse or neglect -- Premenstrual dysphoric disorder -- Homelessness -- Psychiatric home nursing care -- Forensic nursing -- Complementary therapies -- Loss and bereavement -- Military families -- PSYCHOTROPIC MEDICATIONS -- Antianxiety agents -- Antidepressants -- Mood-stabilizing agents -- Antipsychotic agents -- Antiparkinsonian and tardive dyskinesia agents -- Sedative-hypnotics -- Agents used to treat attention-deficit / hyperactivity disorder -- APPENDICES : A. Comparison of developmental theories ; B. Ego defense mechanisms ; C. Levels of anxiety ; D. Stages of grief ; E. Relationship development and therapeutic communication ; F. Psychosocial therapies ; G. Electroconvulsive therapy ; H. Medication assessment tool ; I. Cultural assessment tool ; J. DSM-5 classification : categories and codes ; K. Mental status assessment ; L. Assigning nursing diagnoses to client behaviors ; M. Brief mental status evaluation ; N. FDA pregnancy categories ; O. DEA controlled substances schedules ; P. abnormal involuntary movement scale (AIMS) ; Q. Hamilton depression rating scale (HDRS) ; R. Hamilton anxiety rating scale (HAM-A) ; S. NANDA-I nursing diagnoses : taxonomy II.
Summary:
"The 10th edition of Pocket Guide to Psychiatric Nursing includes all new, up-to-date 2018-2020 content and terminology reflecting the NANDA Nursing Diagnoses: Taxonomy II - featuring 18 new nursing diagnoses, and 72 completely revised diagnoses to ensure safe and effective patient care. Paired with your psych textbook, this handy pocket guide is designed to guide you in developing practical, individualized plans of care for patients diagnosed with psychiatric and mental health disorders. 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."--Publisher's website.
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