Principles and Practice of Psychiatric Nursing
Language: English
Published by Mosby, 2004
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- Title
- Principles and Practice of Psychiatric Nursing
- Author
- Gail Stuart; Michele Laraia
- Publisher
- Mosby
- Publication year
- 2004
- Condition
- Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0323026087
- ISBN 13
- 9780323026086
- The Stuart Stress Adaptation Model provides a consistent nursing-oriented framework for understanding health and wellness.
- Evidence-based algorithms are presented in lieu of the less relevant critical pathways found in other texts.
- The latest American Nurses Association's Standards of Care prepare students for the realities of evidenced-based care in nursing practice.
- A vibrant, full-color design enhances and enriches students' understanding of essential concepts.
- Short vignettes in a patient's and family's own words give readers a different perspective of the caregiving process.
- Case studies present in-depth clinical scenarios that show each step of the nursing process, demonstrating realistic applications of the nursing process.
- Critical thinking questions interspersed throughout the text encourage independent clinical reasoning.
- Numerous boxes and tables throughout the book highlight important issues and current topics related to chapter content in visual, easy-to-digest segments.
- Citing the Evidence boxes provide summaries of recent clinical research, with new boxes added to the Evolve website each month.
- Nursing Treatment Plan Summaries present care plans, including patient goals with nursing interventions and rationales, to guide nursing care related to the treatment of major disorders.
- Patient Education Plans and Family Education Plans include key information nurses need to communicate to the patient and family members.
- Sample Therapeutic Dialogues for nurse-patient interactions demonstrate the difference between therapeutic and nontherapeutic communication.
- Clinical chapters have been carefully revised and updated to include the latest research and appropriate nursing and medical diagnoses relevant to each disorder.
- A strengthened family focus and more in-depth discussion of outpatient care reflect current trends in psychiatric nursing.
- NIC and NOC are introduced in the nursing process chapter (chapter 12) and incorporated as appropriate into disorders chapters.
- Chapter Focus Points at the end of each chapter provide a comprehensive review of important information.
- Key terms are defined in the glossary and listed with page references at the end of the chapter in which they appear.
- A comprehensive list of behavioral rating scales is offered as an appendix for easy reference.
- A companion CD-ROM offers animations, interactive exercises, review questions for the NCLEX examination, and an audio glossary for additional study and review.
- A companion CD-ROM offers animations, interactive exercises, review questions for the NCLEX examination, and an audio glossary for additional study and review.
- New chapters explore the latest trends and relevant topics, including: Families as Resources, Caregivers, and Collaborators (Chapter 11); Family Interventions (Chapter 33) Community-Based Psychiatric Nursing Care (Chapter 35); and Psychological Care of Patients with Life Threatening Illness (Chapter 40).
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