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Psychiatric •
Mental Health
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
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Evidence-based Practice Spotlights
summarize validated studies
and findings and set forth the implications for nursing practice.
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Evidence-based Practice Summary Tables
compare and contrast
the level of evidence supporting various interventions.
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Case-in-Point Studies
take students through the nursing process
steps for managing various client or family scenarios.
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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.
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Understanding Biologic Foundations
combine text and
illustrations to build an understanding of core biologic processes,
neuroanatomy, neurotransmission, and pathophysiology.
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Cultural Spotlight Boxes
in several chapters help readers
understand and be sensitive to their clients’ cultural environment.
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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.
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Challenging Behavior Boxes
offer advice for handling behaviors
commonly seen in clients with psychiatric illnesses.
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Checkpoint Questions and Think About It
provide a chance to
review and assimilate information from each chapter.
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Therapeutic Communication Boxes
help students distinguish
between correct and incorrect ways to interact with clients in crisis.
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Client-Centered Education Boxes
contain client-and family-
focused teaching points for the condition under discussion.
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Nursing Spotlights
describe important guidelines, approved
practice standards, and other key nursing-focused components
relevant to care.
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Assessment Tools
present commonly used checklists, mechanisms
for testing, and other documents for evaluating clients.
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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
… Abridged to fit