Psychiatric mental health nursing : concepts of care

Author(s)

• Townsend, Mary C.

Bibliographic Information

Psychiatric mental health nursing : concepts of care

Mary C. Townsend

F.A. Davis, c2003

4th ed

Note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

A user-friendly, yet comprehensive source of information about specific psychiatric and mental health illnesses and appropriate care. The text covers key elements including historic and epidemiologic factors, common nursing diagnoses, and guidelines for reassessment and evaluation of care.

Table of Contents

• Basic concepts in psychiatric/mental health nursing
• foundations for psychiatric/mental health nursing
• therapeutic approaches in psychiatric nursing care
• nursing care of clients with alterations in psychosocial adaptation
• psychiatric/mental health nursing of special populations. Appendices: answers to chapter review questions
• mental status assessment
• DSM-IV-TR classification
• nursing diagnoses approved by NANDA
• assigning nursing diagnoses to client behaviours
• client teaching guides.

by "Nielsen BookData"

• NCID: BA60765236
• ISBN:
  • 0803610122
• LCCN: 2002029708
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Philadelphia
• Pages/Volumes: xxx, 957 p.
• Size: 29 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : RC440 .T693
  • NLM : WY 160
  • DC21 : 610.73/68
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Psychiatric nursing
  • MESH : Psychiatric Nursing -- methods
  • MESH : Mental Disorders -- nursing
  • MESH : Psychotherapy -- methods