Pocket Guide to Psychiatric Nursing: Translating Evidence to Practice

Mary C. Townsend DSN PMHCNS-BC-Retired

ISBN 10: 0803660553 / ISBN 13: 9780803660557

Editore: F A Davis Co, 2018

Item in good condition. Textbooks may not include supplemental items i.e. CDs, access codes etc. Codice articolo 00103028800

Riassunto:

• Index of Client Behaviors with page numbers listed on inside covers.
• Concept Mapping and the use of Concept Care Map Plans introduced in Chapter 1.
• Organized by DSM-5 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 psychiatric disorder lists background assessment data, predisposing factors, symptomatology, and nursing diagnoses and nursing interventions commonly associated with the disorder.
• 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.
• Indications, route, and dosage listed for individual drugs as well as for classifications.
• Communication interventions in the care plans reinforce the emphasis on therapeutic communication.
• Clinical Pearl boxes highlight must-know information and interventions for diagnoses.
• Helpful rating scales appear in the appendices, including the Hamilton Depression Rating Scale, Abnormal Involuntary Movement Scale, and Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale.

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Titolo: Pocket Guide to Psychiatric Nursing: ...
Casa editrice: F A Davis Co
Data di pubblicazione: 2018
Legatura: Brossura
Condizione: Good