History and evolution of psychiatric-mental nursing -- Origins of the psychiatric-mental health advanced practice nursing role -- Current issues and trends -- Definition of psychiatric-mental health nursing -- Phenomena of concern for psychiatric-mental health nurses -- Psychiatric-mental health nursing clinical practice settings -- Levels of psychiatric-mental health nursing practice -- Other specialized areas of practices -- Ethical issues in psychiatric-mental health nursing -- Standards of practice for psychiatric-mental health nursing -- Standards for professional performance for psychiatric-mental health nursing.
Summary:
Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice articulates the essentials of psychiatric-mental health nursing, its activities and accountabilities - the who, what, when, where, and how of practice - at multiple levels and settings. Delineating a body of knowledge and an advanced set of applied nursing skills, it reflects the diverse activities in which general and advanced practice psychiatric-mental health nurses are engaged and serves them in their clinical practice, education, research, and community service. This 2014 edition was updated by a Task Force composed of psychiatric-mental health nurses from APNA and the International Society of Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurses (ISPN). -- Provided by publisher.
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