Essentials of psychiatric mental health nursing : a communication approach to evidence-based care / Elizabeth M. Varcarolis.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

comorbidity-- Theory--Societal and cultural considerations--Clinical picture--Application of the Nursing Process:- Assessment--Diagnosis--Outcomes identification--Planning--Implementation--Evaluation--UNIT 4: CARING FOR PATIENTS EXPERIENCING PSYCHIATRIC EMERGENCIES:- 20. Crisis and Mass Disaster:- Prevalence and comorbidity--Theory--Clinical picture--Application of the Nursing Process:- Assessment--Diagnosis--Outcomes Identification--Planning-- Implementation--Evaluation--21. Child, Partner, and Elder Violence:-Theory--Child abuse:- Application of the nursing process:- Assessment--Diagnosis and outcomes identification--Implementation--Intimate Partner Violence:- Characteristics of Intimate Partner violence--Application of the Nursing Process:- Assessment--Diagnosis and Outcomes Identification--Implementation--Elder Abuse:- Characteristics of Elder Abuse-- Application of the Nursing Process:- Assessment-- Diagnosis and outcomes identification--Implementation--Evaluation--22. Sexual Violence:- Prevalence and comorbidity--Theory--Application of the Nursing Process:- Assessment--Diagnosis--Outcomes identification--Implementation--Evaluation--23. Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors:- Prevalence and Comorbidity--Theory--Cultural considerations--Application of the Nursing Process:- Assessment--Outcomes Identification and Planning--Implementation--24. Anger, Aggression, and Violence:- Bullying in the Nursing Profession--Prevalence and Comorbidity--Theory--Cultural considerations--Application of the Nursing Process:- Assessment--Diagnosis--Outcomes Identification--Planning--Implementation--Evaluation--25. Care for the dying and Those Who Grieve:- Nursing goals in End-of-life care--Self-care for nurses--Grief and loss--Disenfranchised Grief--Theory--Application of the Nursing Process:- Assessment--Diagnosis--Outcomes identification--Planning--Implementation--Evaluation--UNIT 5:AGE-RELATED MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS:- 26. Children and Adolescents:- Prevalence and comorbidity--Theory--Resiliency--Mental health assessment--Common Developmental Disorders:- Mental retardation--Pervasive developmental disorders--Attention deficit/hyperactivity--TIC Disorders:- Tourette\'s disorder--Disruptive Behavioral Disorders:-Oppositional Defiant Disorder--Conduct disorder--Anxiety Disorders:- Separation anxiety disorder--Therapeutic Modalities for Child and Adolescent Disorders:- Adults--Understanding severe and persistent mental illness--Application of the Nursing Process:- Assessment--Diagnosis--Outcomes identification--Implementation--Impulse Control Disorders:- Theory--Clinical picture--Application of the Nursing Process:- Assessment--Diagnosis--Outcomes identification--Implementation--Sexual Disorders:- Gender dysphoria/gender identity disorder--Paraphilias--Theory--Clinical picture--Application of the Nursing Process:- Self-care for Nurses--Assessment--Diagnosis--Outcomes identification--Implementation--Adult Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder:- Prevalence and comorbidity--Theory--Clinical picture--Application of the Nursing Process:- Assessment--Diagnosis--Outcomes Identification--Implementation--28. Older Adults:- A Note on Pharmacology and the Aging Adult--Ageism--Assessment and communication strategies--Psychiatric Disorders in Older Adults:- Depression--Suicide--Alcoholism and substance abuse--Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome and Aids-related dementia--Legal and Ethical Issues That Affect The Mental Health of Older Adults:- Use of restraints--Control of the decision-making Process.

UNIT I: ESSENTIAL THEORETICAL CONCEPTS FOR PRACTICE:- 1. Practicing the Science and the Art of Psychiatric Nursing:- The science of nursing: finding the evidence for the practice--The research-practice gap--The art of nursing: developing the skills for the practice--2. Mental Health and Mental Illness:- Concepts of mental health and illness--Epidemiology and prevalence of mental disorders-- Mental illness and policy issues--Medical diagnosis and nursing diagnosis of mental illness--Psychiatry and spirituality--Nursing diagnosis and NANDA international--Introduction to culture and mental illness--3. Theories and Therapies:- Prominant theories and therapeutic models--A note on how psychotherapy changes the brain--Mental health recovery model-- The recovery model in psychiatric nursing--Other major theories--Models, theories, and therapies in current practice--4. Biological Basis for Understanding Psychopharmacology:- Brain structures and functions--Cellular composition of the Brain---Psychotropic drugs and interactions--Antidepressant drugs--Other antidepressants--Treating anxiety disorders with antidepressants--Antianxiety or anxiolytic drugs--Mood stabilizers--Antipsychotic drugs--Considering culture--5. Settings for Psychiatric Care:- Background--Outpatient care settings--Inpatient care settings--Role of psychiatric nurses in Inpatient Care settings--Special treatment settings--Paying for mental health care--A vision for mental health care in America--6. Legal and Ethical Basis for Practice:- Legal and ethical concepts--Mental health laws--Admission and discharge procedures--Patients\' rights under the law--Maintenance of patient confidentiality--Tort law applied to psychiatric settings--Determination of a standard of care--Documentation of care--Forensic nursing--UNIT 2: TOOLS FOR PRACTICE OF THE ART:- 7. Nursing process and QSEN: The foundation for safe and effective care--8. Communication skills: medium for all Nursing Practice:- Communication--The communication process--Factors that affect communications--Effective communication skills for nurses--Nontherapeutic techniques--Cultural considerations: negotiating barriers--Telehealth through information communication technologies (ICTs)--Evaluation and clinical skills--9.Therapeutic relationships and the clinical interview:-Nurse-patient relationships--The clinical interview--Values and cultural influences within a relationship--UNIT 3: CARING FOR PATIENTS WITH PSYCHOBIOLOGICAL DISORDERS:- 10. Stress and stress-related disorders:- Physiological and psychological responses to stress--The autonomic nervous system - Fight-or-flight response--Stress reducing techniques--Stress-related disorders--Goals of treatment--Psychotherapeutic treatment strategies--Psychopharmacology--Critical incident debriefing--Self-care for Nurses--11. Anxiety, Anxiety Disorders, and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders:- Anxiety--Levels of anxiety--Interventions--Defense mechanisms--Anxiety disorders--Prevalence and comorbidity--Theory--Cultural considerations--Clinical picture--Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)--Application of the Nursing Process:- Assessment---Diagnosis--Outcomes Identification--Planning--Implementation--Evaluation--12.

Somatoform Disorders and Dissociative Disorders:- Somatoform Disorders:- Prevalence and comorbidity-- Theory--Cultural considerations--Making a diagnosis--Clinical picture--Nursing process: Somatoform disorders--Application of the Nursing Process--Assessment--Diagnosis--Outcomes identification--Planning--Implementation--Evaluation--Dissociative Disorders:- Prevalence and comorbidity--Theory--Cultural considerations--Clinical picture--Application of the Nursing Process:- Assessment--Diagnosis--Outcomes identification--Planning--Implementation--Evaluation--13. Personality Disorders:- Prevalence and Comorbidity--Theory--Clinical picture--Personality disorder traits--Application of the Nursing Process:- Assessment--Diagnosis--Outcomes Identification--Planning--Implementation--Evaluation--14. Eating Disorders:- Prevalence and Comorbidity--Theory--Cultural considerations--Self-care for nurses--Clinical picture--Application of the Nursing Process: Anorexia Nervosa:- Assessment--Diagnosis--Outcome identification--Planning--Implementation--Evaluation--Application of the Nursing Process: Bulimia Nervosa:- Assessment--Diagnosis--Outcomes Identification--Planning--Implementation--Evaluation--Binge Eating Disorder:- 15. Mood Disorders: Depression:- Prevalence and Comorbidity--Theory--Psychosocial Theories--Cultural considerations--Clinical picture--Application of the Nursing Process:- Assessment--Diagnosis--Outcomes identification--Planning--Implementation--Evaluation--16. Bipolar Spectrum Disorders:- Prevalence and comorbidity--Theory--Cultural considerations--Clinical picture--Application of the Nursing Process:- Assessment--Diagnosis--Outcomes identification--Planning--Implementation--Evaluation--17. Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders:- Prevalence and comorbidity--Theory--Cultural considerations--Clinical practice--Application of the Nursing Process:- Assessment--Diagnosis--Outcomes identification--Planning--Implementation--Evaluation--18. Neurocognitive Disorders:- Prevalence and comorbidity--Delirium (a potentially reversible neurocognitive disorder)--Application of the Nursing Process: Delirium:- Assessment--Diagnosis--Outcomes identification--Implementation--Evaluation--Dementia: Cultural considerations--Risk factors for Alzheimer\'s disease--Theory--Application of the Nursing Process: Dementia:- Assessment--Diagnosis-- Outcomes identification--Planning--Implementation--Evaluation--19. Addictions and compulsions:- Prevalence and

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.