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Essentials of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing: Concepts of Care in Evidence-Based Practice

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Townsend DSN PMHCNS-BC-Retired, Mary C.

Nursing

F.A. Davis Company

Here's the 7th Edition of the most complete, easy-to-use resource on how to develop practical, individual care plans! It's really 2 books in 1. 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 inpatient hospitalization and the outpatient clinic...to home health and private practice.This title features: an introduction to Concept Mapping in Chapter 1; Care Map Care Plans; 7 new Appendices including Comparison of Developmental Theories, Stages of Grief, Psychosocial Therapies and Electroconvulsive Therapy; and, latest NANDA nomenclature. It is organized by DSM-IV and NANDA Diagnoses. Nursing diagnoses and interventions include the definition, possible etiologies ("Related to..."), defining characteristics ("Evidenced by..."), objectives broken down to show long- and short-term goals, interventions with selected rationales, and desired patient outcomes/discharge criteria. Each drug classification lists background assessment data, predisposing factors, symptomatology, and nursing diagnoses and nursing interventions. Unit on psychotropic drug classifications covers anti-anxiety agents, antidepressants, antimanic agents, antipsychotics, antiparkinsonian drugs, sedative hypnotics, and central nervous system stimulants. It also features indications, route, and dosage for individual drugs, not just for classifications.

Nursing Diagnoses in Psychiatric Nursing: Care Plans and Psychotropic Medications

Here s the 20th Anniversary Edition of 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 really 2 books in 1! The first half provides the diagnostic information needed to create a care plan; the second half covers the safe 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. Completely revised and updated throughout, the 8th Edition reflects all of the new knowledge and new medications in the field, including an expanded section on psychotropic medications that encompasses all of today s new drugs and the 2009-2011 content in the NANDA Nursing Diagnoses: Taxonomy II.

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Rely on the distinctive voice and dedicated vision of Mary C. Townsend to provide the most clearly written, comprehensive text for psychiatric mental health nursing. Follow an evidence-based, holistic approach to nursing practice that focuses on both biological and behavioral components.
 Thoroughly revised and updated, the 7th Edition adds a new emphasis on therapeutic communication and offers up-to-date coverage of Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) initiatives.
 Plus, a BONUS CD-ROM provides additional practice with an electronic workbook and NCLEX-style questions, including alternate-item format questions.

Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing: Concepts of Care in Evidence-Based Practice

Rely on the distinctive voice and dedicated vision of Mary C. Townsend to provide the most clearly written, comprehensive text for psychiatric mental health nursing. Its evidence-based, holistic approach to nursing practice focuses on both biological and behavioral components. The 8th Edition of this popular text delivers even more of what nursing students need to meet the challenges of health care today. Completely revised and updated throughout, it reflects all of the new knowledge in the field and the practice of mental health nursing today, including DSM-5, NANDA-I 2012-2014, and QSEN. The Plus Code, inside new, printed texts, unlocks a wealth of instructor and student resources online at DavisPlus, including Davis Digital Version, your complete text online, Student Question Bank, Electronic Workbook, and Interactive Clinical Scenarios.
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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 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 to a variety of healthcare settings…from in-patient hospitalization through the outpatient clinic…to home health and private practice. Completely revised and updated throughout, the 9th Edition reflects all of the new knowledge and new medications in the field, including the DSM-5, all of today’s new psychotropic medications, and the 2012-2014 content in the NANDA Nursing Diagnoses: Taxonomy II.
 Awarded second place in the 2015 AJN Book of the Year Award in the Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing category

Pocket Guide to Psychiatric Nursing

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 <ul>
 <li>Taxonomy and diagnostic criteria from the DSM-5 with references for each DSM-5 diagnosis</li>
 <li>Quality Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) activities with guidelines for attaining the knowledge, skills, and attitudes required to fulfill the initiative’s core competencies</li>
 <li>Therapeutic communication icon that highlights talking points and interventions in the care plans to help students feel more comfortable with patients</li>
 <li>Homework assignments at the beginning of each chapter to encourage critical reading</li>
 <li>Emphasis on holistic nursing to emphasize the physical, spiritual, and cultural aspects of psychiatric/mental health nursing</li>
 <li>Core concepts listed at the beginning of each chapter and defined in boxes throughout the text</li>
 <li>Concept map care plans for all major psychiatric diagnoses</li>
 <li>Care Plans for clients with DSM-5 diagnoses featuring interventions and rationales for commonly observed nursing diagnoses</li>
 <li>ANA standards for clinical practice for DSM diagnoses and therapeutic interventions, as well as for aging individuals, bereaved individuals, and victims of abuse and neglect</li>
 <li>Boxes highlighting client/family education communications and tables listing important topics for discussion including client/family education</li>
 <li>Case studies and exercises designed to stimulate critical thinking</li>
 
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 Davis Edge
 <ul>
 <li>Thousands of NCLEX-style questions aligned to Essentials of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing</li>
 <li>Comprehensive rationales for both correct and incorrect answers to promote in-depth understanding and to help students understand the logic behind each question.</li>
 <li>Test-taking tips to help prepare students for exams and reduce their anxieties</li>
 <li>Alternate-format questions that build students' confidence for these tough more difficult types of questions, including "select all that apply" and "ordered response"</li>
 <li>Responsive design that allows access from laptop, tablet, and mobile devices</li>
 <li>Access your eBook to make studying and reviewing on the go even easier</li>
 
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Morgan RN MSN APRN-CNS, Karyn I.

Text
 <ul>
 <li>Taxonomy and diagnostic criteria from the DSM-5 with references for each DSM-5 diagnosis</li>
 <li>Quality Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) activities with guidelines for attaining the knowledge, skills, and attitudes required to fulfill the initiative’s core competencies</li>
 <li>Therapeutic communication icon that highlights talking points and interventions in the care plans to help students feel more comfortable with patients</li>
 <li>Homework assignments at the beginning of each chapter to encourage critical reading</li>
 <li>Emphasis on holistic nursing to emphasize the physical, spiritual, and cultural aspects of psychiatric/mental health nursing</li>
 <li>Listing of core concepts at the beginning of each chapter with definitions in boxes throughout the text</li>
 <li>Concept map care plans for all major psychiatric diagnoses</li>
 <li>Care Plans for clients with DSM-5 diagnoses featuring interventions and rationales for commonly observed nursing diagnoses</li>
 <li>ANA standards for clinical practice for DSM diagnoses and therapeutic interventions, as well as for aging individuals, bereaved individuals, and victims of abuse and neglect</li>
 <li>Boxes highlighting client/family education communications and tables listing important topics for discussion including client/family education</li>
 <li>Case studies and exercises designed to stimulate critical thinking</li>
 
</ul>
 Davis Edge
 <ul>
 <li>Thousands of NCLEX-style questions aligned to Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing with page references</li>
 <li>Comprehensive rationales for both correct and incorrect answers to promote in-depth understanding and to help students understand the logic behind each question.</li>
 <li>Test-taking tips to help prepare students for exams and reduces their anxieties</li>
 <li>Alternate-format questions that build students' confidence for these more difficult types of questions, including select all that apply (SATA), prioritization and ordered response</li>
 <li>Responsive design that allows access from laptop, tablet, and mobile devices</li>
 
</ul>

F.A. Davis Co.

<ul>
 <li>Index of Client Behaviors with page numbers listed on inside covers.</li>
 <li>Concept Mapping and the use of Concept Care Map Plans introduced in Chapter 1. </li>
 <li>Organized by DSM-5 and NANDA diagnoses.</li>
 <li>Nursing diagnoses and interventions include the definition, possible etiologies ("Related to ..."), defining characteristics ("Evidenced by ..."), objectives broken down to show long- and short-term goals, interventions with selected rationales, and desired patient outcomes/discharge criteria.</li>
 <li>Each psychiatric disorder lists background assessment data, predisposing factors, symptomatology, and nursing diagnoses and nursing interventions commonly associated with the disorder. </li>
 <li>Unit on psychotropic drug classifications covers anti-anxiety agents, antidepressants, mood stabilizing agents, antipsychotics, antiparkinsonian drugs, sedative hypnotics, and agents for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. </li>
 <li>Indications, route, and dosage listed for individual drugs as well as for classifications.</li>
 <li>Communication interventions in the care plans reinforce the emphasis on therapeutic communication.</li>
 <li>Clinical Pearl boxes highlight must-know information and interventions for diagnoses.</li>
 <li>Helpful rating scales appear in the appendices, including the Hamilton Depression Rating Scale, Abnormal Involuntary Movement Scale, and Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale.</li>
 
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Pocket Guide to Psychiatric Nursing: Translating Evidence to Practice

<div> Instant Access: 978-1-7196-4189-0 Access Card: 978-1-7196-4190-6 Davis Advantage for Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing combines a comprehensive textbook with an innovative online program to create an immersive learning experience for students and an integrated solution for instructors, whether you're teaching traditionally or virtually. An access code inside new, printed textbooks unlocks an ebook, as well as access to Davis Advantage. Or choose the all-digital Instant Access option, which includes the ebook and immediate access to Davis Advantage. THE TEXTBOOK Clearly written, with comprehensive coverage of key topics, the 10th edition delivers what nursing students need to meet the challenges of health care today. It delivers an evidence-based, holistic approach to psychiatric nursing practice, focusing on both physiological and psychological disorders, and addresses both the biological and behavioral components of mental illness. Designed to be used in longer psychiatric mental health nursing courses, this text provides students with a comprehensive grounding in therapeutic approaches as well as must-know DSM-5 disorders and nursing interventions. ONLINE (DAVIS ADVANTAGE) Using a unique and proven approach across a Learn-Apply-Assess continuum, Davis Advantage engages students and helps them make the connections to key topics. Whether teaching in-person or online, this complete, integrated solution aligns seamlessly with the textbook and equips instructors with actionable analytics to track students' progress, remediate where needed, and facilitate an active learning environment. LEARN - Personalized Learning The foundation of the Davis Advantage platform, Personalized Learning, immerses students in an online learning experience tailored to their needs. Students are assessed on their comprehension of key topics from the text, and then are guided through animated mini-lecture videos and dynamic activities to reinforce learning and bring concepts to life. APPLY - Clinical Judgment Clinical Judgment is now included in the Davis Advantage platform to elevate students' critical thinking and clinical reasoning, helping them to build the clinical judgment skills they need to practice safe and effective nursing care and to prepare for the Next Generation NCLEX® with confidence. Progressive case studies featuring real-life, complex clinical situations challenge students to apply knowledge, make informed decisions, and evaluate outcomes. ASSESS - Quizzing Quizzing uses NCLEX®-style questions for assessment and remediation. Its adaptive, question-based format provides the additional practice students need to test their knowledge, master course content, and perform well on course and board exams.</div>

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Essentials of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing: Concepts of Care in Evidence-Based Practice

Nursing Diagnoses in Psychiatric Nursing: Care Plans and Psychotropic Medications

Nursing Diagnoses in Psychiatric Nursing: Care Plans and Psychotropic Medications

Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing: Concepts of Care in Evidence-Based Practice

Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing: Concepts of Care in Evidence-Based Practice

Pocket Guide to Psychiatric Nursing

Essentials of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing: Concepts of Care in Evidence-Based Practice

Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing: Concepts of Care in Evidence-Based Practice

Pocket Guide to Psychiatric Nursing: Translating Evidence to Practice

Davis Advantage for Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing