- Paperback: 624 pages
- Publisher: Saunders; 1 Pap/Com edition (Sep 10 2008)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1416000518
- ISBN-13: 978-1416000518
- Product Dimensions: 25.1 x 20.3 x 2.3 cm
- Shipping Weight: 1.1 Kg
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #830,072 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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This focused approach to psychiatric mental health provides you with an uncomplicated way to understand the often-intimidating subject of psychiatric nursing. Inside you'll find two themes of psychiatric mental health nursing: the "How” of Communication and the "Why” of Evidence. You will also find easy-to-understand explanations of the research that applies to psychiatric nursing issues and how to incorporate this evidence into everyday care.
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2009 Copyright; Information is up-to-the-minute., Dec 30 2008
By M. Franta - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Essentials of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing: A Communication Approach to Evidence-Based Care, 1e (Paperback)
I teach in both RN and Psych Tech Programs in the state of California, and I can tell you that this book makes an excellent text when studying the field of Pyschiatry. It is an excellent book for those persons entering the field of Nursing or Mental Health. Not only does the book define classic mental conditions such as schizophrenia, psychosis, depression, obsessive/compulsive disorders and all the other basic mental disorders, it also allows for the "theraputic use of self" when the student encounters someone who is in need of an individualized interpersonal response. A person can only go so far utilizing a Nursing Care Plan; the art of Psych Nursing is one that is discovered daily and under many unique and challenging conditions. This book serves as a valuable guiding light; it is a book for reference, and a great scientific base to all things Psych.Critical Thinking excersises are also included, which will help the student prepare for the State Board Exams that they are all heading towards passing this exam as their goal.
I think that this book added to any Psych cirriculum will be a golden touch to the program it seeks to help.
This text also defines medications used to treat mental disorders, gives pharmacologic overviews and precautions.
Newer psych diagnosis, such as "Oppositional Defiant Disorder" which generally belongs in the teen patients is discussed on page 468 and makes for some interesting reading.
One possible outcome that may result as a by-product of studying this text is that one may "diagnose" persons in their life that are not "patients."
Thus the borderline diagnosis line of disorders can be the basis of much controversy at times.
Get this book - read it - study it - use it as a reference and it will open up the world of Modern Psychiatry for you in ways that you will appreciate and value.
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Very helpful!, May 29 2011
By smassey33 - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: Essentials of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing: A Communication Approach to Evidence-Based Care, 1e (Paperback)
This was a required book for my mental health class, and I loved it, it is very well organized and was easy to navigate.
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a must read for nursing students, July 3 2010
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This review is from: Essentials of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing: A Communication Approach to Evidence-Based Care, 1e (Paperback)
I found myself going back and referring to this textbook a lot as a nursing student. Mental health questions are usually common sense but there are quite a few areas where I needed to improve. I found that this book is not only required for my class but also in the field. There are mental health patients in all departments of the hospitals, clinics, etc.
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