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Essentials of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing - 4th Edition by Elizabeth M Varcarolis & Chyllia D Fosbre (Paperback)

Essentials of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing - 4th Edition by  Elizabeth M Varcarolis & Chyllia D Fosbre (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>A 2017 AJN Book of the Year Award winner, <b>Essentials of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing: A Communication Approach to Evidence Based Care, 4th Edition, <i> </b></i>offers the perfect balance of essential nursing interventions and clinical content. It incorporates a reader-friendly style, and an emphasis on therapeutic communication and evidence-based practice. Perfect for shorter psychiatric nursing courses, this streamlined psychiatric text includes need to know information and key DSM-5 content you need to pass your course and prepare for the NCLEX<sup>(R)</sup>. A neurobiology of the brain teaching tool provides a visual depiction of how the disorder affects brain function - and what drugs are used to treat it. Additionally, this new edition includes <i>Giddens Concept</i> boxes, <i>Integrative Care</i> boxes, updated clinical disorders chapters, and new<b> use of nursing diagnosis language</b> <b>International Classification for Nursing Practice</b> <b>(ICNP)</b> which smooths your transition into practice, as this is a common language shared with many electronic health record documentation systems</p><ul><b> <li>Neurobiology of the brain feature</b> provides a visual depiction on how the disorder affects brain function and what drugs are used to treat the disorder.</li> <li><b><i>Applying Evidence Based Practice</i> boxes</b> throughout the clinical chapters pose a question, walk you through the process of gathering evidence-based data from a variety of sources, and present a plan of care based on the evidence.</li> <li><b>Vignettes</b> <b>describing psychiatric patients and their disorders</b> add more practical application to the chapter material.</li> <li><b>DSM-5 diagnostic criteria</b> identify medical diagnostic criteria for most major disorders.</li> <li><b><i>Applying Critical Judgment</b></i> introduces clinical situations in psychiatric nursing at the end of all chapters with thought provoking questions that engage critical thinking.</li></ul><ul><b> <li>NEW!<i> Integrative Care</i> boxes</b> address alternative therapies to treat psychiatric illnesses.</li> <li><b>NEW!<i> Giddens Concept</i> boxes</b> at the beginning of each chapter tie to the topics discussed in that chapter.</li> <li><b>UPDATED! Clinical disorders</b> <b>chapters</b> such as Schizophrenia, Bipolar Disorders and Somatoform Disorders, and many others reflect the latest evidence-based research and practice.</li> <li><b>NEW! ICNP nursing diagnosis language</b> smooths your transition into practice, as this is a common language shared with many electronic health record documentation systems.</li> <li><b>UPDATED! <i>Cultural Considerations</i> sections</b> include more updated and relevant material, whenever possible in the clinical chapters, and address cultural considerations with various patients and appropriate care.</li></ul>

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