2015 LWW Nursing Education Catalogue

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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

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