2015 LWW Nursing Education Catalogue

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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

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