Pocket guide to psychiatric nursing / Mary C. Townsend, Karyn I. Morgan. [electronic resource]

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Content--
Introduction -- UNIT ONE: THE FOUNDATION FOR PLANNING PSYCHIATRIC NURSING CARE -- Chapter 1. The Nursing Process in Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing -- Chapter 2. Disorders Commonly Associated With Infancy, Childhood, or Adolescence -- UNIT TWO: ALTERATIONS IN PSYCHOSOCIAL ADAPTATION -- Chapter 3. Neurocognitive Disorders -- Chapter 4. Substance-Related and Addictive Disorders -- Chapter 5. Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders -- Chapter 6. Depressive Disorders -- Chapter 7. Bipolar and Related Disorders -- Chapter 8. Anxiety, ObsessiveCompulsive, and Related Disorders -- Chapter 9. Traumaand StressorRelated Disorders -- Chapter 10. Somatic Symptom and Related Disorders -- Chapter 11. Dissociative Disorders -- Chapter 12. Sexual Disorders and Gender Dysphoria -- Chapter 13. Eating Disorders -- Chapter 14. Personality Disorders -- UNIT THREE: SPECIAL TOPICS IN PSYCHIATRIC/MENTAL HEALTH NURSING -- Chapter 15. Problems Related to Abuse or Neglect -- Chapter 16. Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder -- Chapter 17. Homelessness -- Chapter 18. Psychiatric Home Nursing Care -- Chapter 19. Forensic Nursing -- Chapter 20. Complementary Therapies -- Chapter 21. Loss and Bereavement -- Chapter 22. Military Families -- UNIT FOUR: PSYCHOTROPIC MEDICATIONS -- Chapter 23. Antianxiety Agents -- Chapter 24. Antidepressants -- Chapter 25. Mood-Stabilizing Agents -- Chapter 26. Antipsychotic Agents -- Chapter 27. Antiparkinsonian and Tardive Dyskinesia Agents -- Chapter 28. Sedative-Hypnotics -- Chapter 29. Agents Used to Treat Attention-Deficit/ Hyperactivity Disorder -- Appendix A. Comparison of Developmental Theories -- Appendix B. Ego Defense Mechanisms -- Appendix C. Levels of Anxiety -- Appendix D. Stages of Grief -- Appendix E. Relationship Development and Therapeutic Communication -- Appendix F. Psychosocial Therapies -- Appendix G. Electroconvulsive Therapy -- Appendix H. Medication Assessment Tool -- Appendix I. Cultural Assessment Tool -- Appendix J. DSM-5 Classification: Categories and Codes -- Appendix K. Mental Status Assessment -- Appendix L. Assigning Nursing Diagnoses to Client Behaviors -- Appendix M. Brief Mental Status Evaluation -- Appendix N. FDA Pregnancy Categories -- Appendix O. DEA Controlled Substances Schedules -- Appendix P. Abnormal Involuntary Movement Scale (AIMS) -- Appendix Q. Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HDRS) -- Appendix R. Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale (HAM-A) -- Appendix S. NANDA-I Nursing Diagnoses: Taxonomy II -- Bibliography -- Subject Index -- Drug Index -- Nursing Diagnoses Index.

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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.

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