Nursing diagnoses in psychiatric nursing : care plans and psychotropic medications

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Nursing diagnoses in psychiatric nursing : care plans and psychotropic medications

Mary C. Townsend

F.A. Davis Co., c2011

8th ed

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 631-638) and indexes

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Description

Completely revised and updated throughout, the 8th Edition reflects all of the new knowledge and new medications in the field, including an expanded section on psychotropic medications that encompasses all of today's new drugs and the 2009-2011 content in the "NANDA Nursing Diagnoses: Taxonomy II". This title features: Index of Client Behaviors with page numbers listed on inside covers; and Concept Mapping and the use of Care Map Plans introduced in Chapter 1. It is organized by DSM-IV 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. Unit on psychotropic drug classifications covers anti-anxiety agents, antidepressants, antimanic agents, antipsychotics, antiparkinsonian drugs, sedative hypnotics, and central nervous system stimulants. Each drug classification lists background assessment data, predisposing factors, symptomatology, and nursing diagnoses and nursing interventions.

Table of Contents

  • Index of Client Behaviors
  • How to Use this Book
  • Index of DSM-IV-TR Psychiatric Diagnoses
  • Nursing Process: One Step to Professionalism
  • Disorders Usually First Diagnosed in Infancy, Childhood, or Adolescence
  • Delirium, Dementia, and Amnestic Disorders
  • Substance-Related Disorders
  • Schizophrenia and Other Psychotic Disorders
  • Mood Disorders
  • Antipsychotic Agents
  • Antparkinson Agents
  • Sedative- Hypnotics
  • Agents for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder
  • Appendices
  • Comparison of Developmental Theories
  • Ego Defense Mechanisms
  • Levels of Anxiety
  • Stages of Grief
  • Relationship Development and Therapeutic Communication
  • Psychosocial Therapies
  • Electroconvulsive Therapy
  • Medication Assessment Tool
  • Cultural Assessment Tool
  • The DSM-IV-TR Multiaxial Evaluation System
  • Global Assessment of Functioning Scale
  • DSM-IV-TR Classification: Axes I and II Categories and Codes
  • Mental Status Assessment
  • Assigning Nursing Diagnoses to Client Behaviors
  • Brief Mental Status Evaluation
  • FDA Pregnancy Categories
  • DEA Controlled Substances Schedules
  • Index of Nursing Diagnoses
  • General (Subject Index)
  • Drug Index.

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