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Licensed Practical / Vocational Nursing
Introductory Mental Health Nursing, Third Edition
Donna Womble, MEd, BS, RN
978-1-4511-4714-8 • February 2015 • Softbound • 7” x 10” • 432 pp.
Prepare your LPN/LVN students to deal effectively with the mental
health issues they will encounter in a wide range of healthcare settings
with
IntroductoryMental HealthNursing,Third Edition
. This updated
edition of the author’s acclaimed text provides clear, direct, and
clinically relevant information on mental health nursing, supported
by case applications, a built-in student workbook, a striking full color
design, and a wide range of innovative features that support students
every step of the way as they develop the knowledge they will need for
success in their future careers.
Updated to reflect the DSM-V and featuring new and expanded content
throughout, the Third Edition includes a robust array of online resources
to save you time and help your students succeed in the course.
Features
•
NEW!
Coverage of the DSM-V and updated journal research-based
information highlights the latest advances in the field.
•
NEW!
Content on cultural, ethnic, and religious issues and factors
that affect mental health, such as stress, anxiety, grief, and loss,
prepares students for effective practice.
• Crisis intervention content has been expanded to include victims of
sexual abuse, domestic violence, and bullying and new assessment
tools and scales for suicide, violence, and trauma enrich the
presentation.
• The treatment of mental illness, including approach and goals,
components of care, and types of therapy, along with a generalized
pharmacologic treatment overview, appears in Chapter 5.
• Unit V has been restructured to discuss disorders and issues
of children/adolescents and expanded to include care of the
intellectually disabled child (Chapter 18).
• Chapter 19 now covers the disorders and issues of the older adult.
•
At a Glance
sections highlight or summarize key information for
better recall and retention.
•
Just the Facts
entries provide additional information on key topics.
•
Mind Jogger critical thinking questions
promote deeper
understanding.
•
Senior Focus
features provide key information specific to the care
of the older adult or elderly client.
•
Client Post
sections provide disorder-related and support
information that students can use to teach clients and/or their
families.
•
Case Applications
provide actual scenarios with guided questions
to help students apply the nursing process to resolve clinical
problems.
•
Chapter-ending Student Worksheets
help students learn and
retain key information through fill-in-the-blank, matching, and
multiple-choice (NCLEX
®
-style) questions.
Table of Contents
Unit I:
Introduction to Mental Health
and Mental Illness
Ch. 1: Mental Health and Mental Illness
Ch. 2: Dynamics of Anger, Violence, and
Abuse
Ch. 3: Theories of Personality Development
Unit II:
Mental Health Care
Ch. 4: The Delivery of Mental Health Care
Ch. 5: Treatment of Mental Illness
Unit III: Fundamental Nursing Roles
in Mental Health Nursing
Ch. 6: The Nursing Process in Mental Health
Nursing
Ch. 7: Communication in Mental Health
Nursing
Ch. 8: Establishing and Maintaining a
Therapeutic Relationship
Unit IV:
Specific Psychiatric Disorders
UnitV:
Age-Specific Disorders and
Issues
Appendix A:
DSM-V Classification
Appendix B:
Mini-Mental Status Exam
Appendix C:
NANDA International
Nursing Diagnoses Most Frequently
Used in Mental Health Settings
Appendix D:
Sample Anxiety Scale
Appendix E:
Beck’s Depression Scale
(Sample)
Appendix F:
Answers to Student
Worksheets