Psychiatric mental health nursing : understanding the client as well as the condition
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Psychiatric mental health nursing : understanding the client as well as the condition
Delmar Publishers, c1998
Available at 14 libraries
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  Okayama
  Hiroshima
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  Tokushima
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  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
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  United Kingdom
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This textbook covers all the major areas of psychiatric nursing. Each chapter covering content of the major psychiatric conditions includes a presentation of the experiences of a client suffering from the psychiatric condition, excerpted from literature. The aim of the text is that students can use the material to better understand their client's experiences before assessing and diagnosing their needs. Reflective Thinking boxes and other features have been included to encourage critical thinking, empathy, and self-awareness.
Table of Contents
Foundations For Practice: Through the Door - Your First Day in Psychiatric Nursing. Psychiatric Nursing - The Evolution of a Specialty. Theory and Research as a Basis for Practice. Diagnostic Systems for Psychiatric Nursing. Tools of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing. Cultural and Ethnic Considerations in Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing. Epidemiology of Mental Health and Illness. Legal and Ethical Bases for Care. Clients with mental/psychiatric disorders and nursing practice: the Client Undergoing Crisis. The Client Experiencing Anxiety. The Client With Altered Thought Processes. The Client With a Mood Disorder - Depression. The Client With a Mood Disorder - Mania. The Client Who is Suicidal. The Client Addicted to Chemical Substances. The Client With a Personality Disorder. The Client With a Psychosomatic Illness. The Client With Disorders of Self Regulation (Sexual Dysfunction, Sleep Disorders, Eating Disorders). Special populations: The Physically Ill Client Experiencing Emotional Distress. Forgotten Populations - Homeless, Incarcerated. Special considerations: The Child Needing Mental Health Care. Adolescents Needing Mental Health Care. The Elderly Needing Mental Health Care. Victims of Violence. Nursing interventions and treatment modalities: Pharmacology, psychobiology, and neurobiology. Individual Psychotherapy. Family Therapy. Nursing Interventions With Groups. Complementary and Somatic Therapies. Mental Health Nursing in the Community. Caring for the nurse: Self Help Modalities for the Nurse. Friday Night at the Movies.
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