Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing

The second edition of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing presents sound nursing theory, therapeutic communication, and clinical application for the major DSM-IV disorders, from hospital to home setting. Short, incisive chapters are organised around the nursing process, and emphasize assessment, student self-awareness, neurobiology, and psychopharmacologic intervention. Features include critical thinking questions, clinical vignettes, drug alerts, cultural considerations, therapeutic dialogues, internet resources, teaching checklists, and nursing care plans. New to the second edition is a chapter on legal and ethical concerns, more crisis intervention content, geriatric focused content, and a free CD-ROM.NCLEX review questions are included at the end of every chapter.Videbeck, Sheila L. is the author of 'Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing', published 2003 under ISBN 9780781740494 and ISBN 0781740495.