Essentials of Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing: A Comprehensive Guide

Gain the essential knowledge and skills you need to succeed as a psychiatric nurse with the 5th edition of Varcarolis Essentials of Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing: A Communication Approach to Evidence Based Care. This concise guide provides an easy-to-understand overview of today’s leading psychiatric theories and therapeutic modalities, emphasizing evidence-based care.

Key Features

This book balances coverage of scientifically based treatment approaches with insights into effective communication skills, preparing you to offer the best possible care when you enter practice. Written by nursing expert Chyllia D. Fosbre, this edition includes:

• Next Generation NCLEX (NGN) examination-style case studies to help you develop critical thinking skills and prepare for the NGN exam.
• Neurobiology of the Brain feature, including illustrations depicting how a disorder affects brain function and how drugs help to mitigate the symptoms.
• Applying Evidence-Based Practice boxes in the clinical chapters, posing a question, walking you through the process of gathering evidence-based data from a variety of sources, and presenting a plan of care based on the evidence.
• Vignettes describing real-world psychiatric patients and their disorders.
• Assessment Guidelines boxes summarizing the steps of patient assessment for various disorders.
• Applying the Art boxes offering clinical scenarios demonstrating the interaction between a nurse and a patient, the nurse’s perception of the interaction, and the mental health nursing concepts in play.
• Potential Nursing Diagnoses tables listing possible nursing diagnoses for a particular disorder, based on ICNP terminology, along with the associated signs and symptoms.
• Nursing Interventions tables listing interventions for a given disorder or clinical situation, along with rationales for each intervention.
• DSM-5 Criteria boxes identifying the diagnostic criteria for most major disorders.
• Integrative Care boxes highlighting the different types of therapy that may be used to enhance treatment.
• Giddens Concept boxes at the beginning of each chapter, tying concepts to the topics to be discussed.

Why This Book?

Varcarolis Essentials of Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing is designed to provide you with a comprehensive understanding of psychiatric nursing theories and practices. By emphasizing evidence-based care and effective communication skills, this book prepares you to deliver high-quality patient care and succeed in your nursing career.