Varcarolis' foundations of psychiatric mental health nursing : a clinical approach / [edited by] Elizabeth M. Varcarolis, Margaret Jordan Halter

Contributor(s): Halter, Margaret J. (Margaret Jordan) [editor] | Varcarolis, Elizabeth M [editor]
Language: English Publisher: St. Louis, Mo. : Elsevier, [2014]Copyright date: c2014Edition: 7th ed. / [edited by] Margaret Jordan HalterDescription: xxviii, 706 p. : col. ill. ; 28 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781455753581 (pbk. : alk. paper)Other title: Foundations of psychiatric mental health nursingUniform titles: Foundations of psychiatric mental health nursing. Subject(s): Mental Disorders -- nursing | Psychiatric NursingDDC classification: 616.89/0231 LOC classification: RC440 | .F58 2014
Contents:
I. Foundations in theory : Mental health and mental illness / Margaret Jordan Halter ; Relevant theories and therapies for nursing practice / Margaret Jordan Halter ; Biological basis for understanding psychiatric disorders and treatments / Mary A. Gutierrez ; Jerika T. Lam ; Mary Ann Schaepper -- II. Foundations for practice : Settings for psychiatric care / Monica J. Halter ; Christine Tebaldi ; Avni Cirpili ; Cultural implications for psychiatric mental health nursing / Rick Zoucha ; Kimberly Gregg ; Legal and ethical guidelines for safe practice / Penny S. Brooke ; Diane K. Kjervik -- III. Psychosocial nursing tools : The nursing process and standards of care for psychiatric mental health nursing / Elizabeth M. Varcarolis -- Therapeutic relationships / Elizabeth M. Varcarolis -- Communication and the clinical interviews / Elizabeth M. Varcarolis ; Understanding and managing responses to stress / Margaret Jordan Halter ; Elizabeth M. Varcarolis -- IV. Psychobiological disorders : Childhood and neurodevelopmental disorders / Cindy Parsons ; Elizabeth Hite Erwin : Schizophrenia and schizophrenia spectrum disorders / Edward A. Herzog ; Bipolar and related disorders / Margaret Jordan Halter ; Depressive disorders / Mallie Kozy ; Margaret Jordan Halter ; Anxiety and obsessive-compulsive disorders / Margaret Jordan Halter ; Elizabeth M. Varcarolis ; Trauma, stressor-related, and dissociative disorders / Kathleen Wheeler ; Somatic symptom disorders / Lois Angelo ; Faye J. Grund ; Feeding, eating, and elimination disorders / Carissa R. Enright ; Sleep-wake disorders / Margaret Trussler ; Sexual dysfunctions, gender dysphoria, and paraphilias / Margaret Jordan Halter ; Impulse control disorders / Margaret Jordan Halter ; Substance-related and addictive disorders / Carolyn Baird ; Margaret Jordan Halter ; Neurocognitive disorders / Jane Stein-Parbury ; Personality disorders / Claudia A. Cihlar -- V. Trauma interventions : Suicide and non-suicidal self-injury / Faye J. Grund ; M. Selena Yearwood ; Crisis and disaster / Margaret Jordan Halter ; Christine Heifner Graor ; Anger, aggression and violence / Lorann Murphy ; Child, older adult, and intimate partner violence / Judi Sateren ; Sexual assault / Jodie Flynn ; Margaret Jordan Halter -- VI. Interventions for special populations : Psychosocial needs of the older adult / Leslie A. Briscoe ; Serious mental illness / Edward A. Herzog -- Forensic psychiatric nursing / L. Kathleen Sekula ; Alison M. Colbert -- VII. Other intervention modalities : Therapeutic groups / Donna Rolin-Kenny ; Karyn I. Morgan -- Family interventions / Laura Cox Dzurec ; Sylvia Stevens -- Integrative care / Laura Cox Dzurec ; Rothlyn P. Zahourek.
Summary: Using a practical clinical perspective, Varcarolis' Foundations of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing: A Clinical Approach, 7th Edition provides a clear understanding of the often-intimidating subject of psychiatric mental health nursing. Clinical chapters follow the nursing process framework and progress from theory to application, preparing you for practice with real-world examples. New to this edition are the latest DSM-5 guidelines along with coverage of trauma, pediatric mental health, and QSEN competencies. From new lead author Dr. Margaret Jordan Halter, this comprehensive RN psychiatric nursing text is a bestseller! Reader-friendly features reinforce important information and help in applying textbook content to the clinical setting, emphasizing key terms and concepts, key points to remember, critical thinking, and chapter reviews. Assessment Guidelines boxes provide specific instructions for diagnosis and treatment. Health Policy boxes addresses important Healthy People 2010 issues to increase clinical awareness. Considering Culture boxes discuss the importance of cultural considerations in providing competent care to diverse populations in various clinical situations. Coverage of NIC and NOC provides the basic understanding of NIC and NOC methods of documenting patient care necessary at the RN level. Clinical chapters follow the six-step nursing process, providing consistent guidelines for comprehensive assessment and intervention. NEW DSM-5 guidelines from the American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders are fully incorporated in the text, and include updated NANDA content. NEW coverage of QSEN competencies highlights topics such as safety, communication, and evidence-based practice. NEW coverage of trauma, stressor-related, and dissociative disorders discusses how to deal with common reactions the nurse may experience while working with a patient who has suffered trauma. NEW content on child and adolescent psychiatric mental health nursing addresses neurodevelopmental disorders in pediatric patients. NEW coverage of key topics and emerging nursing trends help you stay current with best practices in the field, including an illness prevention approach to psychiatric disorders and an increased focus on genetics and genomics. NEW photos and illustrations depict and clarify key concepts.
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Rev. ed. of: Foundations of psychiatric mental health nursing / [edited by] Elizabeth M. Varcarolis, Margaret Jordan Halter. 6th ed. c2010.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

I. Foundations in theory : Mental health and mental illness / Margaret Jordan Halter ; Relevant theories and therapies for nursing practice / Margaret Jordan Halter ; Biological basis for understanding psychiatric disorders and treatments / Mary A. Gutierrez ; Jerika T. Lam ; Mary Ann Schaepper --
II. Foundations for practice : Settings for psychiatric care / Monica J. Halter ; Christine Tebaldi ; Avni Cirpili ; Cultural implications for psychiatric mental health nursing / Rick Zoucha ; Kimberly Gregg ; Legal and ethical guidelines for safe practice / Penny S. Brooke ; Diane K. Kjervik --
III. Psychosocial nursing tools : The nursing process and standards of care for psychiatric mental health nursing / Elizabeth M. Varcarolis --
Therapeutic relationships / Elizabeth M. Varcarolis --
Communication and the clinical interviews / Elizabeth M. Varcarolis ; Understanding and managing responses to stress / Margaret Jordan Halter ; Elizabeth M. Varcarolis --
IV. Psychobiological disorders : Childhood and neurodevelopmental disorders / Cindy Parsons ; Elizabeth Hite Erwin : Schizophrenia and schizophrenia spectrum disorders / Edward A. Herzog ; Bipolar and related disorders / Margaret Jordan Halter ; Depressive disorders / Mallie Kozy ; Margaret Jordan Halter ; Anxiety and obsessive-compulsive disorders / Margaret Jordan Halter ; Elizabeth M. Varcarolis ; Trauma, stressor-related, and dissociative disorders / Kathleen Wheeler ; Somatic symptom disorders / Lois Angelo ; Faye J. Grund ; Feeding, eating, and elimination disorders / Carissa R. Enright ; Sleep-wake disorders / Margaret Trussler ; Sexual dysfunctions, gender dysphoria, and paraphilias / Margaret Jordan Halter ; Impulse control disorders / Margaret Jordan Halter ; Substance-related and addictive disorders / Carolyn Baird ; Margaret Jordan Halter ; Neurocognitive disorders / Jane Stein-Parbury ; Personality disorders / Claudia A. Cihlar --
V. Trauma interventions : Suicide and non-suicidal self-injury / Faye J. Grund ; M. Selena Yearwood ; Crisis and disaster / Margaret Jordan Halter ; Christine Heifner Graor ; Anger, aggression and violence / Lorann Murphy ; Child, older adult, and intimate partner violence / Judi Sateren ; Sexual assault / Jodie Flynn ; Margaret Jordan Halter --
VI. Interventions for special populations : Psychosocial needs of the older adult / Leslie A. Briscoe ; Serious mental illness / Edward A. Herzog --
Forensic psychiatric nursing / L. Kathleen Sekula ; Alison M. Colbert --
VII. Other intervention modalities : Therapeutic groups / Donna Rolin-Kenny ; Karyn I. Morgan --
Family interventions / Laura Cox Dzurec ; Sylvia Stevens --
Integrative care / Laura Cox Dzurec ; Rothlyn P. Zahourek.

Using a practical clinical perspective, Varcarolis' Foundations of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing: A Clinical Approach, 7th Edition provides a clear understanding of the often-intimidating subject of psychiatric mental health nursing. Clinical chapters follow the nursing process framework and progress from theory to application, preparing you for practice with real-world examples. New to this edition are the latest DSM-5 guidelines along with coverage of trauma, pediatric mental health, and QSEN competencies. From new lead author Dr. Margaret Jordan Halter, this comprehensive RN psychiatric nursing text is a bestseller!

Reader-friendly features reinforce important information and help in applying textbook content to the clinical setting, emphasizing key terms and concepts, key points to remember, critical thinking, and chapter reviews.
Assessment Guidelines boxes provide specific instructions for diagnosis and treatment.
Health Policy boxes addresses important Healthy People 2010 issues to increase clinical awareness.
Considering Culture boxes discuss the importance of cultural considerations in providing competent care to diverse populations in various clinical situations.
Coverage of NIC and NOC provides the basic understanding of NIC and NOC methods of documenting patient care necessary at the RN level.
Clinical chapters follow the six-step nursing process, providing consistent guidelines for comprehensive assessment and intervention.

NEW DSM-5 guidelines from the American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders are fully incorporated in the text, and include updated NANDA content.
NEW coverage of QSEN competencies highlights topics such as safety, communication, and evidence-based practice.
NEW coverage of trauma, stressor-related, and dissociative disorders discusses how to deal with common reactions the nurse may experience while working with a patient who has suffered trauma.
NEW content on child and adolescent psychiatric mental health nursing addresses neurodevelopmental disorders in pediatric patients.
NEW coverage of key topics and emerging nursing trends help you stay current with best practices in the field, including an illness prevention approach to psychiatric disorders and an increased focus on genetics and genomics.
NEW photos and illustrations depict and clarify key concepts.

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