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Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing: Evidence-Based Concepts, Skills and Practices, Eighth Edition Wanda Mohr, PhD, RN, FAAN 978-1-60913-708-3 • October 2012 • Hardbound • 8.375” x 10.875” • 880 pp.

This edition focuses on evidence-based practice and rational practice with more case-oriented content that helps students better understand how to apply key concepts to practice. Plus, new illustrations, photographs, and special features actively engage students in learning and appeal to a variety of different types of learners. Features • Evidence-based Practice Spotlights summarize validated studies and findings and set forth the implications for nursing practice. • Evidence-based Practice Summary Tables compare and contrast the level of evidence supporting various interventions. • Case-in-Point Studies take students through the nursing process steps for managing various client or family scenarios. • Case Vignettes with accompanying Reflection and Critical Thinking Questions give students the chance to consider how they would apply their knowledge in dealing with realistic client scenarios. • Understanding Biologic Foundations combine text and illustrations to build an understanding of core biologic processes, neuroanatomy, neurotransmission, and pathophysiology. • Cultural Spotlight Boxes in several chapters help readers understand and be sensitive to their clients’ cultural environment. • New Illustrations and Photos help convey crucial points and assist visual learners in understanding symptoms, interventions, biologic mechanisms, and the characteristics and needs of distinct clients. • Challenging Behavior Boxes offer advice for handling behaviors commonly seen in clients with psychiatric illnesses. • Checkpoint Questions and Think About It provide a chance to review and assimilate information from each chapter. • Therapeutic Communication Boxes help students distinguish between correct and incorrect ways to interact with clients in crisis. • Client-Centered Education Boxes contain client-and family- focused teaching points for the condition under discussion. • Nursing Spotlights describe important guidelines, approved practice standards, and other key nursing-focused components relevant to care. • Assessment Tools present commonly used checklists, mechanisms for testing, and other documents for evaluating clients. • Reviewing and Applying Your Knowledge Sections at the end of each chapter help students assimilate their new knowledge and apply what they have learned. These sections include chapter summaries, study questions, and critical thinking questions.

Table of Contents Unit I: Foundational Concepts in Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing Ch 1: Introduction to Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing Ch 2: Neuroscience: Biology and Behavior Ch 3: Conceptual Frameworks and Theories Ch 4: Evidence-Based Practice Ch 5: Legal and Ethical Aspects Unit II: Client Care Considerations Ch 6: Culture Ch 7: Spirituality in Psychiatric Care Unit III: The Nurse-Client Relationship Ch 8: Nursing Values, Attitudes, and Self- Awareness Ch 9: The Nursing Process in Psychiatric- Mental Healthcare Ch 10: The Interview and Assessment Process Ch 11: Therapeutic Relationships and Communication Ch 12: Working with Multidisciplinary Teams Unit IV: Conceptual Bases of Treatment UnitV: Settings for Care UnitVI: Psychiatric Disorders UnitVII: Psychiatric Emergencies UnitVIII: Special Populations

Psychiatric • Mental Health

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