UNIQUE! Practical, three-pronged approach to psychotherapeutic management includes: 1) the therapeutic nurse-patient relationship, 2) psychopharmacology, and 3) milieu management. UNIQUE! Norm's Notes offer personal, helpful tips from Norman Keltner - an expert educator and the book's erstwhile author - in each chapter. UNIQUE! Putting It All Together summaries are provided at the end of each psychopathology chapter. DSM-5 information is integrated throughout the text, along with new ICNP content. Nursing care plans highlight the nurse's role in psychiatric care, emphasizing assessment, planning, nursing diagnoses, implementation, and evaluation for specific disorders. Case studies depict psychiatric disorders and show the development of effective nursing care strategies. Critical thinking questions help you develop clinical reasoning skills. Family Issues boxes highlight the issues that families must confront when a member suffers from mental illness. Patient and Family Education boxes highlight information that the nurse should provide to patients and families. Learning resources on the Evolve website include lecture slides, psychotropic drug monographs, and NCLEX® exam-style review questions. NEW! Next Generation NCLEX® (NGN) examination-style case studies and NGN item types are included for five of the major mental health disorders, allowing you to apply clinical judgment skills. NEW! Updated Clinical Examples discuss real-world situations relating to mental health. NEW! COVID-19 resources and research includes information relevant to psychiatric nursing care. NEW! International Classification for Nursing Practice (ICNP) nursing diagnoses, from the International Council of Nurses, include straightforward, evidence-based terminology that is easily translatable across settings and disciplines.

**Selected for Doody's Core Titles® 2024 in Psychiatric** Gain the skills you need to provide safe and effective psychiatric nursing care! Keltner's Psychiatric Nursing, 9th Edition provides a solid foundation in the knowledge required to manage and care for patients with psychiatric disorders. It features a unique, three-pronged approach to psychotherapeutic management emphasizing the nurse's three primary tools: themselves and their relationship with patients, medications, and the therapeutic environment. New to this edition are Next Generation NCLEX® exam-style case studies to help you learn clinical judgment and prepare for success on the NCLEX. Known for its clear and friendly writing style, this text covers psychiatric nursing like no other book on the market. - UNIQUE! Practical, three-pronged approach to psychotherapeutic management includes: 1) the therapeutic nurse-patient relationship, 2) psychopharmacology, and 3) milieu management. - UNIQUE! Norm's Notes offer personal, helpful tips from Norman Keltner — an expert educator and the book's erstwhile author — in each chapter. - UNIQUE! Putting It All Together summaries are provided at the end of each psychopathology chapter. - DSM-5 information is integrated throughout the text, along with new ICNP content. - Nursing care plans highlight the nurse's role in psychiatric care, emphasizing assessment, planning, nursing diagnoses, implementation, and evaluation for specific disorders. - Case studies depict psychiatric disorders and show the development of effective nursing care strategies. - Critical thinking questions help you develop clinical reasoning skills. - Family Issues boxes highlight the issues that families must confront when a member suffers from mental illness. - Patient and Family Education boxes highlight information that the nurse should provide to patients and families. - Learning resources on the Evolve website include lecture slides, psychotropic drug monographs, and NCLEX® exam-style review questions. - NEW! Next Generation NCLEX® (NGN) examination-style case studies and NGN item types are included for five of the major mental health disorders, allowing you to apply clinical judgment skills. - NEW! Updated Clinical Examples discuss real-world situations relating to mental health. - NEW! COVID-19 resources and research includes information relevant to psychiatric nursing care. - NEW! International Classification for Nursing Practice (ICNP) nursing diagnoses, from the International Council of Nurses, include straightforward, evidence-based terminology that is easily translatable across settings and disciplines.

DSM-5-based psychiatric diagnoses, criteria, and organization help you with accurate assessment and diagnosis of patients. Clinical coverage of major psychiatric disorders simplifies often-complex material to the essentials. Prioritized care plans for psychiatric nursing diagnoses include assessment findings/diagnostic cues, nursing diagnosis, etiology, outcome criteria, and interventions with rationales. Chapters on psychopharmacology provide essential information on drugs such as antipsychotics and antidepressants. Coverage of brain stimulation therapies includes electroconvulsive therapy and vagus nerve stimulation. Assessment guides include tables, charts, and questionnaires to help with patient diagnosis and care. NEW! International Classification for Nursing Practice (ICNP) nursing diagnoses, from the International Council of Nurses, include straightforward, evidence-based terminology that is easily translatable across settings and disciplines. NEW! Updated guidelines promote evidence-based practice for psychiatric nursing care. NEW! Current FDA-approved medications and biological treatments include brain stimulation therapies for psychiatric disorders and conditions. NEW! Additional information is provided on opioids, the opioid overdose crisis, and implications for psychiatric nursing care. NEW! Updated coverage of the role of technology in psychiatric care includes telepsychiatry, social media, and websites. NEW appendix outlines up-to-date complementary and alternative approaches to patient care.

Approx. 500 pages Applying Critical Judgment questions introduce clinical situations in psychiatric nursing and encourage critical thinking. Neurobiology of the Brain feature includes 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 pose a question, walk you through the process of gathering evidence-based data from a variety of sources, and present a plan of care based on the evidence. Vignettes describe real-world psychiatric patients and their disorders. Assessment Guidelines boxes summarize the steps of patient assessment for various disorders. Applying the Art boxes offer 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 list possible nursing diagnoses for a particular disorder, based on ICNP terminology, along with the associated signs and symptoms. Nursing Interventions tables list interventions for a given disorder or clinical situation, along with rationales for each intervention. DSM-5 Criteria boxes identify the diagnostic criteria for most major disorders. Integrative Care boxes highlight the different types of therapy may be used to enhance treatment. Giddens Concept boxes at the beginning of each chapter tie concepts to the topics to be discussed. NEW! Next Generation NCLEX® (NGN) examination-style case studies are included in the clinical disorders chapters to promote critical thinking and help to prepare you for the NGN exam.

Set within a recovery and patient framework, this text provides vital information for approaching the most familiar disorders mental health nurses and students will see in clinical practice, along with helpful suggestions about what the mental health nurse can say and do to interact effectively with patients and their families.