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Psychiatric •
Mental Health
Psychiatric-MentalHealthNursing:
Evidence-BasedConcepts,SkillsandPractices, EighthEdition
WandaMohr, PhD, RN, FAAN
978-1-60913-708-3 •October2012 •Hardbound •8.375” x10.875” •880pp.
This edition focuses on evidence-based practice and rational practice
withmorecase-orientedcontentthathelpsstudentsbetterunderstand
how to apply key concepts to practice. Plus, new illustrations,
photographs, and special features actively engage students in learning
andappeal toavarietyof different typesof learners.
Features
•
Evidence-basedPracticeSpotlights
summarizevalidated studies
andfindings and set forth the implications for nursingpractice.
•
Evidence-basedPracticeSummaryTables
compareand contrast
the level of evidence supportingvarious interventions.
•
Case-in-PointStudies
take students through thenursingprocess
steps formanagingvarious clientor family scenarios.
•
CaseVignettes
withaccompanyingReflectionandCriticalThinking
Questions give students the chance to consider how theywould
apply their knowledge indealingwith realistic client scenarios.
•
UnderstandingBiologicFoundations
combine text and
illustrations tobuildanunderstandingof corebiologicprocesses,
neuroanatomy, neurotransmission, andpathophysiology.
•
CulturalSpotlightBoxes
in several chapters help readers
understandandbe sensitive to their clients’ cultural environment.
•
New IllustrationsandPhotos
help convey crucial points andassist
visual learners inunderstanding symptoms, interventions, biologic
mechanisms, and the characteristics andneedsof distinct clients.
•
ChallengingBehaviorBoxes
offer advice for handlingbehaviors
commonly seen in clientswithpsychiatric illnesses.
•
CheckpointQuestionsandThinkAbout It
providea chance to
reviewandassimilate information fromeach chapter.
•
TherapeuticCommunicationBoxes
help studentsdistinguish
between correct and incorrectways to interactwith clients in crisis.
•
Client-CenteredEducationBoxes
contain client-and family-
focused teachingpoints for the conditionunderdiscussion.
•
NursingSpotlights
describe important guidelines, approved
practice standards, andother keynursing-focused components
relevant to care.
•
AssessmentTools
present commonlyused checklists,mechanisms
for testing, andotherdocuments for evaluating clients.
•
ReviewingandApplyingYourKnowledgeSections
at theend
of each chapter help students assimilate their new knowledge
andapplywhat theyhave learned.These sections include chapter
summaries, studyquestions, and critical thinkingquestions.
Table of Contents
Unit I:
FoundationalConcepts in
Psychiatric-MentalHealthNursing
Ch 1: Introduction toPsychiatric-Mental
HealthNursing
Ch 2:Neuroscience: Biology andBehavior
Ch 3: Conceptual Frameworks andTheories
Ch 4: Evidence-BasedPractice
Ch 5: Legal andEthical Aspects
Unit II:
ClientCareConsiderations
Ch 6: Culture
Ch 7: Spirituality inPsychiatricCare
Unit III:
TheNurse-Client
Relationship
Ch 8:NursingValues, Attitudes, and Self-
Awareness
Ch 9:TheNursing Process inPsychiatric-
MentalHealthcare
Ch 10:The Interview andAssessment Process
Ch 11:TherapeuticRelationships and
Communication
Ch 12:WorkingwithMultidisciplinary
Teams
Unit IV:
Conceptual Basesof
Treatment
UnitV:
Settings forCare
UnitVI:
PsychiatricDisorders
UnitVII:
PsychiatricEmergencies
UnitVIII:
Special Populations
…Abridged tofit