Foundations of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing: A Clinical ApproachThe new edition of this popular text offers a clear, straightforward way to understand the often intimidating subject of psychiatric nursing. Its practical, clinical perspective and user-friendly writing style engage the reader in a learning process that both informs and enlightens. Clinical chapters progress consistently and logically from theory to application. Specific psychobiological disorders are organized from moderate to severe along the mental health continuum. The nursing process is the strong, visible framework throughout.
|
Contents
Mental Health and Mental Illness | 2 |
INTRODUCTION TO CULTURE AND MENTAL | 12 |
Relevant Theories and Therapies for Nursing | 15 |
Copyright | |
81 other sections not shown
Other editions - View all
Foundations of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing Passcode: A Clinical Approach Elizabeth M. Varcarolis No preview available - 2009 |
Common terms and phrases
ability able abuse action activities acute alcohol American anger anxiety appropriate areas assessment Association become behavior beliefs body brain cause chapter client clinical cognitive condition continues coping crisis cultural decrease depression develop diagnosis discussed disease disorders drugs eating effects emotional evaluation Evolve example experience factors fear feelings functioning give goals hospital identify impairment important increase indicate individual interventions living major meet ment mental health mental illness needs nurse occur outcomes pain patient person physical positive practice present prevent problems psychiatric questions reduce Refer relationship response result risk role schizophrenia setting severe sexual signs situation skills social specific staff stress studies substance suicide symptoms Table teaching therapeutic therapy thinking thoughts tion treat treatment understand unit usually violence weight