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Varcarolis’ Foundations of Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing: A Clinical Approach 9th Edition, ISBN-13: 978-0323697071
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- Publisher: Saunders; 9th edition (August 27, 2021)
- Language: English
- 696 pages
- ISBN-10: 0323697070
- ISBN-13: 978-0323697071
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Prepare for psychiatric nursing care with this comprehensive, evidence-based text! Varcarolis’ Foundations of Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing: A Clinical Approach, 9th Edition makes it easy to understand the complexities of psychiatric disorders and how to provide quality mental and behavioral health care. Clinical chapters follow the nursing process framework and progress from theory to application, preparing you for practice with real-world examples. Other notable features include illustrated explanations of the neurobiology of disorders, DSM-5 criteria for major disorders, and nursing care plans. From clinical nurse specialist and lead author Dr. Margaret Jordan Halter, this bestselling text includes new Next Generation NCLEX® content to prepare you for success on your PMHN certification exam.
- Case Study and Nursing Care Plan boxes include real-life vignettes of patients with specific psychiatric disorders.
- Evidence-Based Practice boxes describe recent research studies and how their findings affect nursing practice.
- Six-step nursing process is followed in clinical chapters, providing consistent guidelines for comprehensive assessment and intervention.
- Learning features include key terms and concepts, key points to remember, critical thinking, and chapter reviews.
- Conversational, mentor-like writing style reinforces important information and helps in applying textbook content to the clinical setting.
- Coverage of therapeutic communication techniques and nontherapeutic communication provides tips to help you build patient interaction skills.
- Assessment Guidelines summarize the steps of patient assessment for various disorders.
- Considering Culture boxes discuss the importance of person-centered care in providing competent care to diverse populations in various clinical situations.
- Patient and Family Teaching boxesfocus on the nurse’s role in helping patients and families understand psychiatric disorders, treatments, complications, and medication side effects.
- NEW! Next Generation NCLEX® (NGN) case studies and questions are provided at the end of each clinical chapter to support critical thinking and prepare you for your state board examination.
- NEW! Updated screening tools and rating scales make it easier to quantify symptoms and assess the severity of a disorder.
- NEW! Advanced practice treatment modalities are addressed separately from the nursing process in the categories of biological interventions (e.g., pharmacotherapy and brain stimulation therapies) and psychological therapies (e.g., cognitive-behavioral therapy and interpersonal therapy).
- NEW! Emphasis on adverse childhood experiences, trauma, and trauma-informed care addresses the near-universal experience of trauma in individuals with psychiatric disorders and conditions.
- NEW! Order of clinical chapters mirrors that of the DSM-5, and many of the major disorders are accompanied by specific DSM-5 diagnostic criteria.
- NEW! Health Policy boxes are updated to describe current legislation related to mental health.
- NEW! The International Classification for Nursing Practice (ICNP), from the International Council of Nurses (ICN), provides straightforward nursing diagnoses that are easily translatable across settings and disciplines.
Table of Contents:
Cover image
Title page
Disclaimer
Table of Contents
About the Cover Artwork
Copyright
Dedication
Acknowledgments
Contributors
Reviewers
To The Instructor
To The Student
Unit I. Foundations in Theory
1. Mental Health and Mental Illness
Mental Health and Mental Illness
Mental Health Continuum
Risk and Protective Factors
Legislation and Mental Health Funding
Epidemiology of Mental Disorders
Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing
Trends Affecting the Future of Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing
Advocacy and Legislative Involvement
2. Theories and Therapies
Psychoanalytic Theories and Therapies
Interpersonal Theories and Therapies
Behavioral Theories and Therapies
Cognitive Theories and Therapies
Humanistic Theories
Biological Theories and Therapies
Developmental Theories
Conclusion
3. Neurobiology and Pharmacotherapy
Structure and Function of the Brain
Action of Psychotropic Medications
Unit II. Foundations for Practice
4. Treatment Settings
Background
Continuum of Care
Outpatient Care Settings
Prevention in Outpatient Care
Outpatient Psychiatric Nursing Care
Inpatient Care Settings
Considerations for Inpatient Care
Inpatient Psychiatric Nursing Care
Specialty Treatment Settings
5. Cultural Implications
Minority, Race, Ethnicity, and Culture
Demographic Shifts in the United States
Basic Worldviews
Impact of Culture
Cultural Barriers to Mental Health Services
Special At-Risk Populations
Culturally Congruent Care and Associated Competencies
6. Legal and Ethical Considerations
Ethical Concepts
Evolving Ethical Issues in Psychiatric Care
Mental Health Laws
Hospitalization
Patients’ Rights Under the Law
Laws Relevant to Psychiatric Nursing
Standards for Nursing Care
Acting on Questionable Practice
Documentation of Care
Forensic Nursing
Violence in the Psychiatric Setting
Unit III. Psychosocial Nursing Tools
7. The Nursing Process and Standards of Care
Standards of Practice for Psychiatric–Mental Health Nursing: Standard 1: Assessment
Standards of Practice for Psychiatric–Mental Health Nursing: Standard 2: Diagnosis
Standards of Practice for Psychiatric–Mental Health Nursing: Standard 3: Outcomes Identification
Standards of Practice for Psychiatric–Mental Health Nursing: Standard 4: Planning
Standards of Practice for Psychiatric–Mental Health Nursing: Standard 5: Implementation
Registered Nurse Interventions
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Interventions
Standards of Practice for Psychiatric–Mental Health Nursing: Standard 6: Evaluation
8. Therapeutic Relationships
Concepts Central to the Nurse-Patient Relationship
A Focus on Self-Awareness
Peplau’s Model of the Nurse-Patient Relationship
Factors that Promote Patients’ Growth
9. Therapeutic Communication
Introduction
Theoretical Models of Communication
Factors that Affect Communication
Verbal and Nonverbal Communication
Communication Skills for Nurses
The Clinical Interview
10. Stress Responses and Stress Management
Adverse Childhood Experiences
Responses to and Effects of Stress
Mediators of the Stress Response
Nursing Management of Stress Responses
Other Ways to Relax
Unit IV. Psychobiological Disorders
11. Childhood and Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Risk Factors
Child and Adolescent Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing
Treatment Modalities
Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Communication Disorders
Motor Disorders
Specific Learning Disorder
Intellectual Disability
Application of the Nursing Process
Nursing Diagnosis
Outcomes Identification
Implementation
Evaluation
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Application of the Nursing Process
Nursing Diagnosis
Outcome Identification
Implementation
Evaluation
Treatment Modalities
Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
Application of the Nursing Process
Nursing Diagnosis
Outcomes Identification
Implementation
Evaluation
Treatment Modalities
12. Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders
Delusional Disorder
Brief Psychotic Disorder
Schizophreniform Disorder
Schizoaffective Disorder
Substance-Induced Psychotic Disorder and Psychotic Disorder Due to Another Medical Condition
Schizophrenia
Application of the Nursing Process
Nursing Diagnosis
Outcomes Identification
Planning
Implementation
Evaluation
Treatment Modalities
13. Bipolar and Related Disorders
Clinical Picture
Epidemiology
Comorbidity
Risk Factors
Application of the Nursing Process
Nursing Diagnosis
Outcomes Identification
Planning
Implementation
Evaluation
Treatment Modalities
14. Depressive Disorders
Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder
Persistent Depressive Disorder
Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder
Substance/Medication-Induced Depressive Disorder
Depressive Disorder due to Another Medical Condition
Major Depressive Disorder
application of the Nursing Process
Nursing Diagnosis
Outcomes Identification
Planning
Implementation
Evaluation
Treatment Modalities
15. Anxiety and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders
Anxiety
Levels of Anxiety
Defenses Against Anxiety
Anxiety Disorders
Application of the Nursing Process
Nursing Diagnosis
Outcomes Identification
Planning
Implementation
Evaluation
Treatment Modalities
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders
Application of the Nursing Process
Nursing Diagnosis
Outcomes Identification
Planning
Implementation
Evaluation
Treatment Modalities
16. Trauma, Stressor-Related, and Dissociative Disorders
Trauma-Related Disorders
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Children and Adolescents
Application of the Nursing Process
Nursing Diagnosis
Outcome Identification
Implementation
Evaluation
Treatment Modalities
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Adults
Application of the Nursing Process
Nursing Diagnosis
OUTCOMES Identification
Implementation
Evaluation
Treatment Modalities
Acute Stress Disorder
Application of the Nursing Process
Nursing Diagnosis
Outcomes Identification
Implementation
Evaluation
Treatment Modalities
Adjustment Disorder
Dissociative Disorders
Dissociative Amnesia
Depersonalization/Derealization Disorder
Dissociative Identity Disorder
Application of the Nursing Process
Nursing Diagnosis
Outcomes Identification
Planning
Implementation
Evaluation
Treatment Modalities
17. Somatic Symptom Disorders
Somatic Symptom Disorder
Treatment Modalities
Illness Anxiety Disorder
Treatment Modalities
Conversion Disorder
Treatment Modalities
Psychological Factors Affecting Medical Condition
Treatment Modalities
Application of the Nursing Process
Nursing Diagnosis
Outcomes Identification
Implementation
Evaluation
Treatment Modalities
Factitious Disorder
Treatment Modalities
Malingering
18. Eating and Feeding Disorders
Anorexia Nervosa
Application of the Nursing Process
Nursing Diagnosis
Outcomes Identification
Planning
Implementation
Evaluation
Treatment Modalities
Bulimia Nervosa
Application of the Nursing Process
Nursing Diagnosis
Outcomes Identification
Planning
Implementation
Evaluation
Treatment Modalities
Binge-Eating Disorder
Application of the Nursing Process
Nursing Diagnosis
Outcomes Identification
Planning
Implementation
Evaluation
Treatment Modalities
Feeding Disorders
19. Sleep-Wake Disorders
Sleep
Diagnosing Sleep Disorders
Clinical Picture
Comorbidity
Application of the Nursing Process
Assessment
Nursing Diagnosis
Outcomes Identification
Planning
Implementation
Evaluation
Treatment Modalities
20. Sexual Dysfunction, Gender Dysphoria, and Paraphilic Disorders
Sexuality
Sexual Dysfunction
Application of the Nursing Process
Nursing Diagnosis
Outcomes Identification
Planning
Implementation
Evaluation
Treatment Modalities
Gender Dysphoria
Treatment Modalities
Paraphilic Disorders
Application of the Nursing Process
Nursing Diagnosis
Outcomes Identification
Planning
Implementation
Evaluation
Treatment Modalities
21. Impulse Control Disorders
Oppositional Defiant Disorder
Conduct Disorder
Intermittent Explosive Disorder
Pyromania and Kleptomania
Application of the Nursing Process
Nursing Diagnosis
Outcomes Identification
Implementation
Evaluation
Treatment Modalities
22. Substance-Related and Addictive Disorders
Substance Use Disorders
Alcohol Use Disorder
Application of the Nursing Process
Assessment
Nursing Diagnosis
Outcomes Identification
Planning
Implementation
Evaluation
Treatment Modalities
23. Neurocognitive Disorders
Delirium
Application of the Nursing Process
Nursing Diagnosis
Outcomes Identification
Planning
Implementation
Evaluation
Mild and Major Neurocognitive Disorders
Alzheimer’s Disease
Application of the Nursing Process
Nursing Diagnosis
Outcomes Identification
Planning
Implementation
Evaluation
Treatment Modalities
24. Personality Disorders
Overview
Cluster A Personality Disorders
Cluster B Personality Disorders
Cluster C Personality Disorders
Borderline Personality Disorder
Application of the Nursing Process
Nursing Diagnosis
Outcomes Identification
Planning
Implementation
Evaluation
Treatment Modalities
Antisocial Personality Disorder
Application of the Nursing Process
Nursing Diagnosis
Outcomes Identification
Planning
Implementation
Evaluation
Treatment Modalities
Unit V. Trauma Interventions
25. Suicide and Nonsuicidal Self-Injury
Suicide
Application of the Nursing Process
Assessment
Nursing Diagnosis
Outcomes Identification
Planning
Implementation
Evaluation
Treatment Modalities
Nonsuicidal Self-Injury
Application of the Nursing Process
Assessment
Nursing Diagnosis
Outcomes Identification
Planning
Implementation
Evaluation
Treatment Modalities
26. Crisis and Disaster
Crisis Characteristics
Crisis Theory
Types of Crises
Phases of Crisis
Application of the Nursing Process
Assessment
Nursing Diagnosis
Outcomes Identification
Planning
Implementation
Evaluation
Treatment Modalities
Disaster Response
27. Anger, Aggression, and Violence
Clinical Picture
Epidemiology
Comorbidity
Risk Factors
Application of the Nursing Process
Nursing Diagnosis
Outcomes Identification
Planning
Implementation
Evaluation
Treatment Modalities
Anger, Aggression, and Violence in General Hospital Settings
28. Child, Older Adult, and Intimate Partner Violence
Types of Abuse
Crisis Situation
The Perpetrator and the Vulnerable Person
Child Abuse
Intimate Partner Violence
Older Adult Abuse
Application of the Nursing Process
Nursing Diagnosis
Outcomes Identification
Planning
Implementation
Evaluation
Treatment Modalities
29. Sexual Assault
Sexual Assault and Sexual Violence
Epidemiology
Clinical Picture
Application of the Nursing Process
Nursing Diagnosis
Outcomes Identification
Planning
Implementation
Evaluation
Treatment Modalities
Unit VI. Interventions for Special Populations
30. Dying, Death, and Grieving
Death and Dying
Facilitating Death
Advance Care Planning
Nursing Care at the End of Life
The Dying Process
Grieving
Self-Care
31. Older Adults
Statistics on Aging
Mental Health and Aging
Healthcare Concerns of Older Adults
Healthcare Decision-Making
Application of the Nursing Process
Assessment
Nursing Diagnosis
Outcomes Identification
Implementation
Evaluation
Treatment Modalities
Treatment Settings for Older Adults
32. Serious Mental Illness
Serious Mental Illness Across the Lifespan
Development of Serious Mental Illness
Rehabilitation Versus Recovery: Two Models of Care
Issues Confronting Individuals With Serious Mental Illness
Serious Mental Illness Resources
Evidence-Based Treatment Approaches
Other Treatment Approaches
Nursing Care of Patients With Serious Mental Illness
Current Issues Affecting Individuals With Serious Mental Illness
33. Forensic Nursing
Forensic Nursing
Forensic Psychiatric Nursing
Correctional Nursing
Unit VII. Other Intervention Modalities
34. Therapeutic Groups
From Group to Therapeutic Group
Concepts Common to All Groups
Phases of Group Development
Roles of the Group Members
Theoretical Frameworks for Groups
Nurses as Group Leaders
Ethical Issues in Group Therapy
Dealing with Challenging Member Behaviors
Expected Outcomes
35. Family Interventions
Family Structure
Family Functions
Overview of Family Therapy
Concepts Central to Family Therapy
Application of the Nursing Process
Assessment
Nursing Diagnosis
Outcomes Identification
Planning
Intervention
Evaluation
Treatment Modalities
36. Integrative Care
Integrative Care in the United States
Classification of Integrative Care
Index
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