From a pragmatic clinical viewpoint, Varcarolis’ Principles of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing: A Clinical Approach, 7th Edition offers a lucid comprehension of the often formidable field of psychiatric mental health nursing. Clinical segments adhere to the nursing process framework and advance from theory to application, equipping you for practical experience through real-world instances. Fresh in this rendition are the most recent DSM-5 directives coupled with coverage of trauma, pediatric mental health, and QSEN competencies. From new primary author Dr. Margaret Jordan Halter, this comprehensive RN psychiatric nursing textbook is a top seller!
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- Evaluation Guidelines containers furnish precise directions for diagnosis and therapy.
- Health Policy containers deal with significant Healthy People 2010 matters to boost clinical awareness.
- Considering Culture containers delve into the importance of cultural considerations in delivering adept care to diverse populations in diverse clinical scenarios.
- Inclusion of NIC and NOC delivers the fundamental comprehension of NIC and NOC methodologies for documenting patient care needed at the RN level.
- Clinical segments track the six-stage nursing process, providing consistent directives for all-encompassing assessment and intervention.
- Recent DSM-5 directives from the American Psychiatric Association’s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders are wholly integrated in the text, encompassing updated NANDA content.
- Latest coverage of QSEN competencies spotlights subjects such as security, communication, and evidence-based practice.
- Recent coverage of trauma, stressor-related, and dissociative disorders talks about managing typical reactions the nurse might undergo when dealing with a patient who has undergone trauma.
- Recent content on child and adolescent psychiatric mental health nursing examines neurodevelopmental disorders in pediatric patients.
- Latest coverage of key themes and emerging nursing trends help you remain updated with optimum practices in the domain, comprising an illness prevention approach to psychiatric disorders and an accentuated focus on genetics and genomics.
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