Status
Available
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Publication
Philadelphia : F.A. Davis Co.
ISBN
9780803601130
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This concise, quick-reference handbook addresses common psychosocial and psychiatric problems as they are most commonly encountered—in conjunction with a patient’s medical problems. It’s the resource your students can turn to identify symptoms of mental health disorders and know how to intervene quickly and effectively to keep patients safe.
CONTENTS:
Ch. 1. Introduction to Psychosocial Nursing in General Patient Care -- Ch. 2. Psychosocial Response to Illness -- Ch. 3. Psychosocial Skills -- Ch. 4. Nurses' Response to Difficult Patient Behaviors -- Ch. 5. Crisis Intervention -- Ch. 6. Legal and Ethical Issues -- Ch. 7. Problems With Anxiety -- Ch. 8. Problems With Anger -- Ch. 9. Problems With Affect and Mood -- Ch. 10. Problems With Confusion -- Ch. 11. Problems With Delusions, Hallucinations and Other Psychotic Thought Processes -- Ch. 12. Problems Relating to Others -- Ch. 13. Problems With Substance Abuse -- Ch. 14. Problems With Sexual Dysfunction -- Ch. 15. Problems With Pain -- Ch. 16. Problems With Nutrition -- Ch. 17. Problems Within the Family -- Ch. 18. Problems With Spiritual Distress / Margaret L. Mitchell -- Ch. 19. Nursing Management of Special Problems -- Ch. 20. Psychopharmacology -- Appendix A: Initial Screening Assessment for Symptom and/or Behavior Change.
CONTENTS:
Ch. 1. Introduction to Psychosocial Nursing in General Patient Care -- Ch. 2. Psychosocial Response to Illness -- Ch. 3. Psychosocial Skills -- Ch. 4. Nurses' Response to Difficult Patient Behaviors -- Ch. 5. Crisis Intervention -- Ch. 6. Legal and Ethical Issues -- Ch. 7. Problems With Anxiety -- Ch. 8. Problems With Anger -- Ch. 9. Problems With Affect and Mood -- Ch. 10. Problems With Confusion -- Ch. 11. Problems With Delusions, Hallucinations and Other Psychotic Thought Processes -- Ch. 12. Problems Relating to Others -- Ch. 13. Problems With Substance Abuse -- Ch. 14. Problems With Sexual Dysfunction -- Ch. 15. Problems With Pain -- Ch. 16. Problems With Nutrition -- Ch. 17. Problems Within the Family -- Ch. 18. Problems With Spiritual Distress / Margaret L. Mitchell -- Ch. 19. Nursing Management of Special Problems -- Ch. 20. Psychopharmacology -- Appendix A: Initial Screening Assessment for Symptom and/or Behavior Change.