A concise pscychiatric nursing text designed to aid the student or new practitioner in understanding the most current theory in the field, and to begin developing skills in assessment and intervention with clients experiencing a mental disorder.

Mental health and mental illness

Barry, Patricia D.

Lippincott

Psychosocial nursing assessment and intervention

Medical Books

Nursing

Psychosocial Nursing Assessment and Intervention: Care of the Physically Ill Person

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Psychology & Counseling

Lippincott, Williams, & Wilkins

Mental Health and Mental Illness

<p>Concisely written, this psychiatric nursing text presents the most current theory in the field. It assists the students in developing intervention skills for clients with mental disorders as well as for clients experiencing the psycho-social impact of physical illness. Expanded in this edition: Community-Based Care, Therapeutic Nursing Environment, Effective Coping and Adaptation, Coping and Defense Mechanisms, Nursing Diagnosis and Intervention in the Mental Health Setting, and Nursing Care Planning with Specific Types of Disordered Mental States. This comprehensive text is supported by plentiful pedagogy and also includes new DSM-IV classification designations and exercises for developing critical thinking skills based on case studies.</p>

Barry, Patrica D., R.N.

<p>Now in its Seventh Edition, this psychiatric and mental health nursing text covers both care of patients with psychiatric disorders and the psychosocial aspects of physiological disorders. Geared toward LPN/LVN students, the book's format reflects the nursing model and the shift of psychiatric nursing care from hospitals to community-based settings. New content includes care planning and psychotropic drug monitoring and the DSM-IV-TR. Other features include an increased emphasis on communication, and a family and resource support list that includes selected Web resources. End-of-chapter review questions allow the reader to balance knowledge-based, analysis and application questions. The Ancillary package consists of a printed Instructor's Manual and Test Bank on disk. </p>

Farmer, Suzette

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