Manual of Psychiatric Nursing Care Plans (5th ed) Book

This supplemental text/reference presents fifty-three nursing care plans that address the most commonly encountered behaviors and behavior complexes among adult and adolescent clients in psychiatric mental health nursing. The book's logical, easy-to-use organization makes it the perfect complement to any psych-nursing text, and promotes comfort and confidence when used in both classroom and clinical settings. Readers can easily identify a client's problem by locating either the nursing diagnosis or the client's symptom. Coverage includes basic psychiatric nursing concepts, issues and interventions; and the text's Nursing Process focus utilizes the latest NANDA nursing diagnoses. Therapeutic goals link assessment data and expected client outcomes; and expected outcomes are prioritized into initial and discharge, stressing client safety first. New in this edition: / Two new sections in Basic Concepts, including: Guidelines for Delivering Culturally Competent Care, Health Promotion and Early Interventions for Care-givers / Outcomes-focused care / Multiplicity of care settings, including home care and partial hospitalization / Case Management, including critical pathways and transitions into the community / Complete updating of Psychopharmacology content.Read More