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Psychiatric • Mental Health
Lippincott’s Handbook for Psychiatric Nursing and
Care Planning
Lippincott Williams &Wilkins
978-1-58255-730-4 • January 2009 • Spiralbound • 4.25” x 7.125” • 640 pp.
This portable, spiralbound handbook is a user-friendly guide to drug
dosages, assessment tools, care plans, and other clinical information in
psychiatric health care. It provides a quick-reference approach to need-
to-know, critical information for clinical practice.
The unique full-color design enables readers to quickly access the
information they need in any setting.
Features
• Consistent presentation within and across sections facilitates
student understanding and allows for easy navigation.
• Contains 34 commonly used assessment tools more than the
competition.
• 84 individual drug monographs provide comprehensive drug
information in an easy to understand format.
• 28 care plans integrate NANDA / NIC / NOC labels, enabling
students to become familiar with the language of nursing.
• Coverage of treatments prepares students for using the correct
approaches with patients in a clinical setting.
Table of Contents
Section 1:
Foundational Concepts of
Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing
Section 2:
Assessment, Interviewing,
and Communication
Section 3:
Therapeutic Modalities
Section 4:
Psychopharmacology
Section 5:
Mental Health and
Psychiatric Disorders
Section 6:
Emergency Situations
Section 7:
Special Situations
Included Assessment Tools
1: General Assessment Tools
2: Anxiety Assessment Tools
3: Dementia Assessment Tools
4: Mood Disorder Assessment Tools
5: Substance Disorder Assessment Tools
Included Drug Monographs
1: Antidepressants
2: Antipsychotics
3: Anxiolytics and Sedative-hypnotics
4: Cognitive Enhancers
5: Mood Stabilizers
6: Stimulants / Nonstimulants
7: Miscellaneous Agents