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The quick and easy way to master psychiatric and mental health nursing and use your knowledge in real-world situations
If you're looking for a fun, fast review that boils psychiatric and mental health nursing down to its most essential, must-know points your search ends here! Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing Demystified is a complete yet concise overview of this field, including neurobiology, pharmacology, therapeutic communication, psychiatric assessment, theoretical models of care, and more. You will learn about hallmark signs and symptoms, treatment, and nursing intervention so you have the knowledge to help your patients as a student and as a nurse once you start your career.
This fast and easy guide features:
Learning objectives at the beginning of each chapter
A foundation in psychiatric and mental health nursing topics
A final exam at the end of the book
A time-saving approach to performing better on an exam or at work
Simple enough for a student, but comprehensive enough for a professional, Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing Demystified is your shortcut to mastering this critical topic.
List of contents
1. Foundation of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing
2. Childhood and Adolescent Psychiatric Disorders
3. Anxiety and Anxiety Disorders
4. Somatoform and Dissociative Disorders
5. Schizophrenia
6. Personality Disorders
7. Mood Disorders
8. Substance Abuse
9. Eating Disorders
10. Sleeping Disorders
11. Sexual Disorders
12. Therapeutic Communications
13. Patient Psychiatric Assessment and Patient Psychiatric Care Plans
14. Physiologic Basis of Mental Illness
Final Exam
Glossary
Index
About the author
Jim Keogh is on the faculty of Columbia University teaching courses in its technology certification program. He has spent 15 years developing computer systems for major Wall Street firms such as Salomen, Inc. and Bear Stearns and has written several best-selling books for Prentice Hall and IDG.
Summary
Helps you master psychiatric and mental health nursing and use your knowledge in real-world situations. This title offers an overview of this field, including neurobiology, pharmacology, therapeutic communication, psychiatric assessment, theoretical models of care, and more.
