PSYCHIATRIC NURSING features a reader-friendly approach to psychiatric nursing, focusing on the therapeutic skills expected of the psychiatric nurse. The psychotherapeutic management model, comprising three components the therapeutic nurse-patient relationship, psychopharmacology, and milieu management is the framework of the book, presented in a clear writing style with an understandable approach. The psychotherapeutic management model takes a practical, clinical approach to nursing by integrating clinical realities with the theory taught in nursing schools, emphasizing those duties for which nurses are primarily responsible.
- A separate unit on the continuum of care discusses care settings and case management.
- An entire unit on pharmacology includes drug side effects, nursing interventions, and a new chapter on antidementia drugs.
- Each chapter begins with learning objectives to point students toward important concepts.
- Case studies in selected chapters help the student conceptualize the development of effective nursing care strategies.
- Includes family issues boxes in selected chapters that highlight the issues families must confront when a member suffers from mental illness.
- Includes clinical examples in the form of concise vignettes drawn from the authors' own experience to provide realistic illustrations of specific content.
- New chapter on antidementia drugs provides up-to-date information on psychopharmacology for antidementia disorders.
- Updated DSM-IV-TR content based on the latest text revision.
- Putting It All Together headings identify the end-of-chapter psychopathology summary in each of the clinical chapters.
- Norm's Notes, a direct student-to-author communication in the form of a post-it note, offers helpful tips for understanding difficult topics.
- Highlighting the Evidence boxes feature summarized research articles that demonstrate the effects of research on today's practice.
