| Variant title |
Foundations of psychiatric mental health nursing |
| Contents |
Unit I: Foundations in theory -- Mental health and mental illness -- Theories and therapies -- Psychobiology and psychopharmacology -- Unit II: Foundations for practice -- Treatment settings -- Cultural implications -- Legal and ethical considerations -- Unit III: Psychosocial nursing tools -- The nursing process and standards of care -- Therapeutic relationships -- Therapeutic communication -- Stress responses and stress management -- Unit IV: Psychobiological disorders -- Childhood and neurodevelopmental disorders -- Schizophrenia spectrum disorders -- Bipolar and related disorders -- Depressive disorders -- Anxiety and obsessive-compulsive disorders -- Trauma, stressor-related, and dissociative disorders -- Somatic symptom disorders -- Eating and feeding disorders -- Sleep-wake disorders -- Sexual dysfunction, gender dysphoria, and paraphilias -- Impulse control disorders -- Substance-related and addictive disorders -- Neurocognitive disorders -- Personality disorders -- Unit V: Trauma interventions -- Suicide and nonsuicidal self-injury -- Crisis and disaster -- Anger, aggression, and violence -- Child, older adult, and intimate partner violence -- Sexual assault -- Unit VI: Interventions for special populations -- Dying, death, and grieving -- Older adults -- Serious mental illness -- Forensic nursing -- Unit VII: Other intervention modalities -- Therapeutic groups -- Family interventions -- Integrative care. |
| Subject |
Using a practical clinical perspective, Varcarolis' Foundations of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing: A Clinical Approach, 7th Edition provides a clear understanding of the often-intimidating subject of psychiatric mental health nursing. Clinical chapters follow the nursing process framework and progress from theory to application, preparing you for practice with real-world examples. New to this edition are the latest DSM-5 guidelines along with coverage of trauma, pediatric mental health, and QSEN competencies. From new lead author Dr. Margaret Jordan Halter, this comprehensive RN psychiatric nursing text is a bestseller! |
| General note | Preceded by Varcarolis' foundations of psychiatric mental health nursing. 7th ed. / [edited by] Margaret Jordan Halter. c2014. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2017015075 |
| ISBN | 9780323389679 paperback ; alkaline paper |
| ISBN | 0323389678 paperback ; alkaline paper |
