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This edition presents the principles and practice of psychiatric nursing in an adaptation and growth framework, integrated through a nursing process format. Highly visual and readable, the text covers major disorders, treatments, and psych-related topics of concern throughout the lifespan. Text features include Therapeutic Dialogues, Nursing Care Plans, Case Studies, Case Study-based Questions for Class Discussion, and Clinical Pathways. It places increased focus on psychopharmacology, nursing care plans incorporating outcome-based care, and increased coverage of community-based care. New study aids include end-of-chapter review questions and critical thinking questions. Four new chapters cover Mental Health Promotion, Alternative Therapies, Forensic Psychiatric Nursing, and Dissociative Disorders.
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Psychiatric-mental Health Nursing, Barbara Schoen Johnson
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- Released
- 1989
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- Title
- Psychiatric-mental Health Nursing
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Barbara Schoen Johnson
- Publisher
- Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
- Released
- 1989
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 964
- ISBN10
- 0397546882
- ISBN13
- 9780397546886
- Series
- Description
- This edition presents the principles and practice of psychiatric nursing in an adaptation and growth framework, integrated through a nursing process format. Highly visual and readable, the text covers major disorders, treatments, and psych-related topics of concern throughout the lifespan. Text features include Therapeutic Dialogues, Nursing Care Plans, Case Studies, Case Study-based Questions for Class Discussion, and Clinical Pathways. It places increased focus on psychopharmacology, nursing care plans incorporating outcome-based care, and increased coverage of community-based care. New study aids include end-of-chapter review questions and critical thinking questions. Four new chapters cover Mental Health Promotion, Alternative Therapies, Forensic Psychiatric Nursing, and Dissociative Disorders.