Pocket guide to townsend's pyschiatric nursing / Karyn I. Morgan. [electronic resource]

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Content --
Introduction
Index of DSM-5-TR Psychiatric Diagnosesand Other Conditions That May Be a Focusof Clinical Attention
Unit One The Foundation For Planning Psychiatric Nursing Care
1 The Nursing Process in Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing
Unit Two Alterations in Psychosocial Adaptation
2 Disorders Commonly Associated With Infancy, Childhood, or Adolescence
3 Neurocognitive Disorders
4 Substance-Related and Addictive Disorders
5 Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders
6 Depressive Disorders
7 Bipolar and Related Disorders
8 Anxiety, Obsessive- Compulsive, and Related Disorders
9 Trauma- and Stressor- Related Disorders
10 Somatic Symptom and Related Disorders
11 Dissociative Disorders
12 Sexual Disorders and Gender Dysphoria
13 Eating Disorders
14 Personality Disorders
15 Problems Related to Abuse or Neglect
Unit Three Special Topics in Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing
15 Problems Related to Abuse or Neglect
16 Suicide Prevention
18 Psychiatric Home Nursing Care
19 Forensic Nursing
20 Complementary Therapies
21 Loss and Bereavement
22 Military Families
Unit Four Psychotropic Medications
23 Antianxiety Agents
24 Antidepressants
25 Mood-Stabilizing Agents
26 Antipsychotic Agents
27 Antiparkinsonian and Tardive Dyskinesia Agents
28 Sedative-Hypnotics
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-TR List of Psychiatric Diagnoses and Other Conditions That May Be a Focus of Clinical Attention
Appendix K Mental Status Assessment
Appendix L Assigning Nursing Diagnoses to Patient Behaviors
Appendix M Brief Mental Status Evaluation
Appendix N Trauma-Informed Care
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 Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale
Bibliography
Subject Index
Drug IndexNursing Diagnoses Index

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1. Practical diagnoses to create a care plan 2. Up-to-date coverage of the latest psychotropic medications Here’s the most complete and easy-to-use resource on how to develop practical, individualized plans of care for psychiatric and mental health patients. It’s the perfect quick reference now for clinical rotations...and later for practicing nurses. This Pocket Guide is really two books in one! 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 in a variety of healthcare settings...from in-patient hospitalization through the outpatient clinic...to home health and private practice.

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