Varcarolis's Canadian psychiatric mental health nursing : a clinical approach

Halter, Margaret J. (Margaret Jordan), (editor.).

Summary: Using a practical clinical perspective, Varcarolis's Canadian Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing: A Clinical Approach provides a clear understanding of the often-intimidating subject of psychiatric mental health nursing. Clinical chapters follow a practical framework and progress from theory to application, preparing you for practice with real-world examples. This Canadian text features the latest in research related to the practice of psychiatric mental health nursing. From its historical development to today’s nursing practice, all of the comprehensive coverage is presented within a Canadian legal, ethical and cultural context.

Record details

ISBN: 9781926648330 (pbk.)
ISBN: 1926648331 (pbk.)
Physical Description: print
xxvi, 774 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour) ; 28 cm.
Edition: First Canadian edition.
Publisher: Toronto, ON : Elsevier Canada, [2014]
Copyright: ©2014

Content descriptions

General Note:

New September 2014.

Supporting nursing program.

Includes glossary and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Foundations in theory: Mental health and mental illness; Historical overview of psychiatric mental health nursing; Relevant theories and therapies for nursing practice; Psychotropic drugs -- Foundations for practice: Psychiatric mental health nursing in acute care settings; Psychiatric mental health nursing in community settings; Cultural implications for psychiatric mental health nursing; Ethical responsibilities and legal obligations for psychiatric mental health nursing practice -- Psychosocial nursing techniques: The nursing process and standards of care for psychiatric mental health nursing; Therapeutic relationships; Communication and the clinical interview; Understanding responses to stress -- Psychobiological disorders: Anxiety, obsessive-compulsive, and related disorders; Depressive disorders; Bipolar disorders; Schizophrenia spectrum and other psychotic disorders; Eating disorders; Cognitive disorders; Substance use and addictive disorders; Personality disorders; Sleep-wake disorders; Sexual dysfunction, gender dysphoria, and paraphilias; Somatic symptom disorders and dissociative disorders -- Trauma interventions: Crisis and disaster; Suicide; Anger, aggression, and violence; Interpersonal violence: Child, older adult, and intimate partner abuse; Sexual assault -- Interventions for distinct populations: Disorders of children and adolescents; Psychosocial needs of the older adult; Living with recurrent and persistent mental illness; Psychological needs of patients with medical conditions; Care for the dying and for those who grieve; Forensic psychiatric nursing -- Advanced intervention modalities: Therapeutic groups; Family intervention; Integrative care -- Appendix A: Psychiatric mental health nursing standards of practice, code of ethics, beliefs, and values -- Appendix 2: NANDA-I nursing diagnoses 2012-2014.