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Psychiatric •
Mental Health
BasicConceptsofPsychiatric-MentalHealthNursing,
EighthEdition
LouiseRebraca Shives,MSN, ARNP, CNS
978-1-60547-887-6 • January2011 • Softbound •8.375” x10.875” •624pp. • 75 Illus.
This is a core textbook for the LPN andADNpsychiatric-mental health
course.This textbookpresents succinct, yet comprehensivecoverageof
topics for the shortor integratedpsychiatric-mental health course.The
Eighth Edition has been updated for currency and retains key features
that have been well-received in previous editions, specifically self-
awareness prompts, clinical examples, and recurringboxes.
Features
•
SelfAwarenessPrompts
.Critical thinkingprompts that encourage
students to consider how issues from theirownpersonal biasesor
experiences couldaffect their practice, or areas inwhich theymay
struggle tounderstand certainaspectsof psychiatric-mental health
nursingpractice, and toexploreanddiscussways toaddress these
issues.
•
Clinical Examples
.Casedescriptionsof clients exhibiting
symptomsof disordersdiscussed in the text.
•
TheNursingProcessSection
or
NursingPlanofCareBox
. Each
clinical disorder chapter concludeswitha
TheNursingProcess
section,whichwalks through theapplicationof thenursingprocess
to clients exhibiting thedisorder(s) discussed in the chapter,
followedbya
NursingPlanofCareBox
, demonstrating the
applicationof this process toa specific caseexample.
•
DrugSummaryTables
. Located in the clinical disorder chapters,
these tables includegenericor tradename, dosage range, adverse
effects, andnursing interventions.
•
RecurringBoxes
. Recurringboxes summarizing themajor clinical
symptoms anddiagnostic characteristics associatedwith specific
psychiatricmental healthdisorders incorporating theDSM-IV-TR
criteria; highlightingexamplesofNorthAmericanNursingDiagnosis
Association (NANDA) nursingdiagnoses for specificdisorders;
providingexamplesof clientoutcomes for specificdisorders;
highlighting features suchasMedAlerts, assessmentor screening
tools, subtypesof a specificdisorder, andnursing interventions; and
addressing supportingevidence for practice.
Table of Contents
Unit1:
Psychiatric-MentalHealth
Nursing
Ch. 1: Self-Awareness
Ch. 2:History andTrends inPsychiatric-
MentalHealthNursing
Ch. 3:Development of Psychiatric-Mental
HealthNursingTheory
Unit2:
Special IssuesRelated to
Psychiatric-MentalHealthNursing
Ch. 4: Spiritual, Cultural, andEthnic Issues
Ch. 5: Ethical andLegal Issues
Ch. 6: ForensicNursing Practice
Ch. 7: Loss, Grief, andEnd-of-LifeCare
Ch. 8: Continuum of Care
Unit3:
Componentsof theNurse-
ClientRelationship
Ch. 9: Assessment of Psychiatric-Mental
HealthClients
Ch. 10:NursingDiagnosis,Outcome
Identification, Planning, Implementation,
andEvaluation
Ch. 11:TherapeuticCommunication and
Relationships
Ch. 12:TheTherapeuticMillieu
Unit4:
InteractiveTherapies
Ch. 13: Crisis andDisaster Intervention
Ch. 14: Individual Psychotherapy
Ch. 15: Family, Couples, andGroupTherapy
Unit5:
SpecialTreatmentModalities
Ch. 16: Psychopharmacology
Ch. 17: SomaticTherapies
Ch. 18: Complementary andAlternative
Medicine
Unit6:
ClientswithPsychiatric
Disorders
Unit7:
Special Populations
. . . Abridged tofit