Why This Book? Throughout my years of experience in both practicing and teaching mental health nursing, I've encountered numerous individuals overwhelmed by the intricacies of mental health conditions and the nuances of care required. This observation sparked the idea for a resource that could simplify complex concepts and offer practical guidance. "Mental Health Nursing Made Easy" aims to fill this gap by providing a clear, concise, and engaging exploration of mental health nursing. What to Expect The book is structured to guide you through the fundamentals of mental health nursing, starting with basic concepts and definitions before moving into more detailed discussions on common mental health disorders, therapeutic communication techniques, medication management, legal and ethical issues, and much more. Each chapter is crafted with the learner in mind, featuring real-life case studies, interactive questions, and key takeaways that reinforce learning and application in clinical settings.

Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing Made Easy: A Step-by-Step Guide by Patty Edwin Steel is your essential resource for mastering the complexities of psychiatric-mental health nursing. Designed for both beginners and experienced nurses, this comprehensive guide offers clear, practical insights into understanding and treating mental health disorders. Inside this book, you’ll find detailed explanations of common mental health conditions such as anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, and schizophrenia. Learn effective therapeutic communication techniques, how to conduct thorough assessments and diagnoses, and the latest in psychopharmacology and psychotherapy. Patty Edwin Steel draws on her extensive experience to provide real-life examples and practical advice, ensuring you can apply what you learn directly to your practice. Special sections on caring for children, adolescents, and elderly patients, as well as tips for maintaining cultural competence, make this guide indispensable for today's diverse healthcare environment. Discover strategies for preventing burnout and managing stress, and find support through professional networks and further reading. "Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing Made Easy" empowers you to deliver compassionate, high-quality care while advancing your professional growth. Whether you’re a nursing student or a seasoned professional, this book is your ultimate guide to excelling in psychiatric-mental health nursing. Equip yourself with the knowledge and skills needed to make a profound difference in the lives of those you care for. Keywords: Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing, mental health disorders, therapeutic communication, psychopharmacology, psychotherapy, nursing care plans, Patty Edwin Steel, nursing education, burnout prevention, stress management, cultural competence, nursing guide.

CD: 1,000 review questions for nursing students and practicing nurses who are seeking advanced certification in psychiatric nursing.

Nurses are challenged to understand the scientific bases of psychiatric disorders and treatment implications that modify behavior and improve functional status and quality of life for clients and their significant others. This challenge extends to integration of scientific knowledge into the biological, functional, and psychosocial distress experienced by persons with mental disorders. The primary strength of this issue is its broad focus and synthesis of scientific knowledge into psychiatric mental health practice. The initial section centers on technological advances and the art of psychiatric mental health nursing and legal considerations when caring for persons with mental disorders. The following section provides discussions of various psychiatric disorders, including anxiety and mood disorders, acute psychosis, attention deficit disorders, substance-related disorders, eating disorders, and borderline personality disorder. The remaining section focuses on special populations and treatment concerning children and adolescents and families in crisis, geriatric emergencies, adverse drug reactions, and suicide. Each article integrates innovative treatment modalities, including pharmacotherapy and psychotherapeutic interventions such as psychoeducation, family involvement, and psychosocial rehabilitation. This issue will provide timely updates in these areas and be a go-to source for mental health and psychiatric nurses.

- Text Box: Vital information on selected topics is structured in text boxes. Brief, concise and lucid summary on key topics facilitate ease of learning. - Clinical Experts: The editor have managed to persuade clinical experts to give their insight in writing common reported psychiatric disorders, making this a comprehensive psychiatry text. - Practical Examples: The book contains examples from routine clinical scenarios, making it more attention-grabbing to read and understand to readers. - Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs): A set of multiple-choice questions included, placed at the end of each chapter. These will be helpful for students and can be used as a quick revision tools during examination. - Appendices: An entire section of common psychiatric nursing procedures has been added, making this a more comprehensive to read. - Nursing Care Plan: Common and major psychiatric disorders are supplemented with nursing care plans. It can be beneficial and used as ready reference templets by nursing students to plan and write nursing care plan in clinical setting. - Updated Text: Text book contains recent updates and trends in psychiatry, making reader to aware of current change in the field. The book is precisely written textbook as per Indian Nursing Council (INC) syllabus for Undergraduate Nursing students. It also useful as reference guide for diploma, postgraduate nursing students and other psychiatric health professionals. The book is an excellent effort by author to outline common psychiatric conditions and procedures practiced in clinical situation.

Part of the popular LPN Threads series, this comprehensive text includes in-depth discussions of fundamental concepts and skills, plus medical-surgical content to help you provide safe and effective care in the fast-paced healthcare environment. Easy-to-read content, an enhanced focus on preparing for the NCLEX® Examination, and a wealth of tips and study tools make Foundations and Adult Health Nursing, 6th Edition, your must-have text!

Psychiatric Nursing provides a focused, thorough introduction to psychiatric-mental health nursing, including nursing assessment and intervention of the most common mental disorders as classified in the DSM-IV. This text guides nurses in managing special populations, clarifying neurobiologic theories, and conducting psychiatric nursing evaluations. Additionally, Psychiatric Nursing presents the latest on psychotropic drugs, addresses legal and ethical concerns within psychiatric nursing, and discusses complementary and alternative therapies. Perfect for undergraduate courses, the text features: Learning Objectives Key Terms Critical Thinking Questions Case Studies Clinical Examples Care Plans Diagnostic Criteria Patient and Family Education Internet Resources Implications for Evidence-Based Practice Client Teaching Guides

Part of the popular LPN Threads series, this comprehensive text prepares you for safe and effective nursing practice in today’s fast-paced healthcare environment. Covering maternal and neonatal, pediatric, geriatric, mental health, and community nursing, Foundations of Nursing, 6th Edition, includes all of the essential LPN/LVN content you need. Companion CD includes animations and audio clips depicting physiologic processes, physical assessment video clips, an English/Spanish glossary with definitions and audio pronunciations, an anatomy coloring book, and a fluid and electrolytes tutorial. The consistent, logical framework of the nursing process connects specific disorders to patient care. A mathematics review chapter provides a complete review of basic arithmetic skills and practice in drug dosage calculation to ensure safe medication administration. Safety Alert boxes help you implement The Joint Commission’s safety guidelines in all settings, with considerations for special populations. Nursing Diagnosis boxes, screened and highlighted in the text, include nursing diagnoses for specific disorders paired with the appropriate nursing interventions. More than 100 skills in a step-by-step format with full-color illustrations present clearly defined nursing actions with rationales for the skills and techniques you’ll use in practice. Medication tables are meticulously detailed and provide quick access to action, dosage, precautions, and nursing considerations for commonly used drugs. Nursing Care Plans, presented in a case-study format, emphasize patient goals and outcomes and end with Critical Thinking Questions to develop your clinical decision-making skills. Coordinated Care boxes emphasize parameters for prioritizing tasks, as well as assigning tasks to and supervising unlicensed assistive personnel. Patient Teaching boxes and Family Teaching boxes include post-hospital discharge guidelines and disease prevention instructions with a strong focus on three-way communication among the nurse, patient, and family members. Life Span Considerations for Older Adults boxes provide age-specific information for the care of the aging population, which is often the primary focus of the LPN/LVN nurse. Home Care Considerations boxes discuss the issues facing patients and caregivers in the home health care setting. Health Promotion boxes provide key information on staying healthy and preventing disease, with tips on wellness from Healthy People 2010. Cultural Considerations boxes discuss how to address the health needs of a culturally diverse patient population when planning care. Enhanced focus on the NCLEX® Examination offers end-of-chapter Get Ready for the NCLEX Examination! sections with key points for self-guided study and remediation and an extensive set of review questions for thorough self-assessment. Additional review questions on Evolve provide instant feedback with correct answer and rationale for even more test-taking practice. Evidence-Based Practice boxes summarize the latest research findings and highlight how they apply to LPN/LVN practice. Updated, vibrant full-color design highlights key information and enhances your understanding of important concepts.

This ground-breaking and accessible book is the ideal resource for trainee and qualified mental health nurses looking for a guide to the main psychological therapies and interventions available in practice. Framed by the Nursing and Midwifery Council’s (2010) standards for pre-registration nursing education and written by experts in the field, the book explains which interventions are most effective for each of the most common mental health disorders. It also shows you how these interventions work in practice and illustrates the skills required to use them in your own practice. The book also: Provides a practical and pragmatic approach to the delivery of psychological interventions Promotes collaboration, effective risk management and consideration of the value-base of mental health nursing practice Encourages critically reflective learning through use of scenarios and interactive quizzes Considers the influence of policies and guidelines Particular attention is paid to the ethical context of psychological interventions and to the use of psychological interventions by newly qualified mental health nurses. The book challenges you to question your underlying beliefs, values and assumptions. Bursting with examples based on real practitioners’ experiences, this is a must have book for pre-registration mental health nursing students and qualified mental health nurses looking to develop their therapeutic skills and understanding. Contributors: Denise Aspinall, May Baker, Ged Carney, John Harrison, Paula Kennedy, Deborah Knott, Denise Parker, Karen Rea, James Ridley, Rebecca Rylance, Peter Simpson and Lisa Woods. “This book provides excellent foundations in common psychological interventions that are used in mental health and other fields of nursing.” Paul Barber, Senior Lecturer, University of Chester, UK “This accessible scenario based text gets to the heart of how to effectively integrate psychological values and emotional intelligence with professional, ethical and cognitive skills to develop a meaningful collaborative therapeutic relationship with mental health service users and their families." Linda Cooper, Professional Head Mental Health Nursing, Learning Disability and Psychosocial Care, Cardiff University, UK (former Chair Mental Health Nurse Academics UK “This is an ideal text for student nurses and qualified practitioners ... and is particularly rewarding given the balance of authors from a clinical, academic and research background.” Dr Joy A Duxbury, Head of Centre of Mental Health and Wellbeing, University of Central Lancashire, UK “Whether you struggle with mental health as a service user, or a student embarking on a career in mental health nursing, you will find this book accessible and useful … It provides students and health professionals from a variety of backgrounds the opportunity to advance their knowledge and skills, and offers a developing and innovative approach that will place them at the forefront of mental health practice.” Robert Walker, Fellow Member of the Institute of Mental Health and Associate Expert for the School of Inclusion and Communities, UK

Select nursing interventions with the book that standardizes nursing language! Nursing Interventions Classification (NIC), 8th Edition provides a research-based clinical tool to help you choose appropriate interventions. It standardizes and defines the knowledge base for nursing practice as it communicates the nature of nursing. More than 610 nursing interventions are described — from general practice to all specialty areas. From an expert author team led by Cheryl Wagner, this book is an ideal tool for practicing nurses and nursing students, educators seeking to enhance nursing curricula, and nursing administrators seeking to improve patient care. It's the only comprehensive taxonomy of nursing-sensitive interventions available! - 614 research-based nursing intervention labels — with 60 new to this edition — are included, along with specific activities used to carry out interventions. - Specialty core interventions are provided for 57 specialties. - Descriptions of each intervention include a definition, a list of activities, a publication facts line, and references. - NEW! 60 interventions are added to this edition, including several related to the care of patients with COVID considerations. - UPDATED! Approximately 220 existing interventions have been revised.