2015 Winter Sales Meeting Materials

Introductory Mental Health Nursing

·New content on cultural, ethnic, and religious issues and factors that affect mental health, such as stress, anxiety, grief, and loss, prepares students for effective practice. ·Crisis intervention content has been expanded to include victims of sexual abuse, domestic violence, and bullying and new assessment tools and scales for suicide, violence, and trauma enrich the presentation. ·The treatment of mental illness, including approach and goals, components of care, and types of therapy, along with a generalized pharmacologic treatment overview, appears in Chapter 5. ·Unit V has been restructured to discuss disorders and issues of children/adolescents and expanded to include care of the intellectually disabled child (Chapter 18). ·Chapter 19 now covers the disorders and issues of the older adult.

·The built-in student workbook has been enhanced with new NCLEX-style student review questions. ·At a Glance sections highlight or summarize key information for better recall and retention. ·Just the Facts entries provide additional information on key topics. ·Mind Jogger critical thinking questions promote deeper understanding. ·Senior Focus features provide key information specific to the care of the older adult or elderly client.

·Client Post sections provide disorder-related and support information that students can use to teach clients and/or their families. ·Case Application s provide actual scenarios with guided questions to help students apply the nursing process to resolve clinical problems. ·Chapter-ending Student Worksheets help students learn and retain key information through fill-in-the-blank, matching, and multiple-choice (NCLEX-style) questions. Ancillary Assets: Master the information you need to deal effectively with the mental health issues you will encounter in a variety of healthcare settings with Introductory Mental Health Nursing, 3e. This student-friendly text written specifically for LPN/LVN students provides easy-to-understand, clinically relevant information on mental health nursing, supported by real life cases, a built-in workbook, a striking full color design, and a wide range of innovative features designed to support you every step of the way as

you develop the knowledge you’ll need for success in your future career. ·Just the Facts entries provide additional information on key topics.

·At a Glance sections highlight or summarize key information for better recall and retention. ·Mind Jogger critical thinking questions help you develop a deeper understanding of the material. ·Senior Focus features provide key information specific to the care of the older adult or elderly client.

·Client Post sections provide disorder-related and support information that you can use to teach clients and/or their families. ·Case Application s provide actual scenarios with guided questions to help you apply the nursing process to resolve the identified problem. ·Chapter-ending Student Worksheets help you learn and retain key information through fill-in-the-blank, matching, and multiple-choice (NCLEX-style) questions. ·Online Practice & Learn Activities related to therapeutic communication, antidepressants, and dementia present case scenarios with interactive exercises and questions to give you practice in applying key concepts. ·Online Clin Sim Case Studies include scenarios related to acute mania, major depressive disorder, and paranoid schizophrenia to help you understand the real life presentation of various disorders.

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Competition:

Foundations of Mental Health Care Morrison-Valfre / 978-0-323-08620-2 $0.00 / 10/1/12 / / 512pp. / Neeb's Fundamentals of Mental Health Nursing Gorman & Anwar / 978-0-8036-2993-6 $0.00 / 2/1/14 / / 512pp. /

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Introductory Mental Health Nursing