Nursing Diagnoses in Psychiatric Nursing: Care Plans and Psychotropic MedicationsThis new edition combines Townsend's Pocket Guide and selected drug classifications with the associated drug data from Townsend's Drug Guide into one accessible reference. -- Discusses seven major psychotropic drug classifications that cover antianxiety agents, antidepressants, antimanic agents, antipsychotics, antiparkinsonian drugs, sedative hypnotics, and central nervous system stimulants -- Five chapters added that cover HIV disease, homelessness, psychiatric home nursing care, forensic nursing, and complementary therapies -- Each chapter covers a specific group of DSM IV disorders including: definition, predisposing factors, and symptomatology -- Each nursing diagnosis includes the definition, etiologies, defining characteristics, goals/objectives, interventions with selected rationales, and desired patient outcomes/discharge criteria -- Each drug class includes general pharmacologic data, representative drugs from a given drug class, nursing diagnoses, and nursing implications |
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ability able to verbalize abuse acceptance activities adjustment disorder alcohol altered American Psychiatric Association anger anorexia nervosa anxiolytics Assist client associated bipolar disorder caregiver child Client is able Client safety Client verbalizes Client will verbalize decrease Defining Characteristics evidenced Definition depressed mood desirable behaviors discharge from treatment drug DSM-IV emotional Encourage client environment fear feelings of self-worth functioning Goals/Objectives Short-Term Goal hallucinations Help client identify hypersomnia hypothalamus impaired Inability increased insomnia interaction Interventions with Selected level of anxiety limbic system Long-Term Goal Client Low self-esteem maladaptive medication Mental needs nursing diagnosis nursing priority nutrition occur Outcome Criteria pain partial hospitalization physical symptoms positive feedback positive reinforcement Possible Etiologies related problems Provide psychiatric Psychosocial relationship repetition of desirable response risk schizophrenia Selected Rationales self-care self-esteem self-esteem and encourages serotonin sexual Short-Term Goal Client side effects situation sleep social staff stress substance suicidal techniques therapeutic therapy tion withdrawal