<p>Focusing on what psychiatric nurses actually do in everyday practice, <b>Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing, 5th Edition</b>, uses a balanced nursing-medical approach to cover all of the most common disorders and treatments. The text's full-color illustrations and straightforward style help you make sense of challenging material. And its strong emphasis on the nursing process, updated DSM-IV-TR diagnostic criteria, interdisciplinary interventions, and the latest mental health practices boost your confidence in managing clients and prepare you for success on the NCLEX<SUP>¨</SUP> examination.</p><br><br><ul><li><b>UNIQUE! Balanced nursing-medical approach</b> offers strong baseline coverage of the nursing process and interdisciplinary interventions and focuses on what psychiatric nurses actually do.</li> <p><li><b>Complete coverage of the nursing process</b> features the six-step problem-solving method and how to put it into practice.</li> <p><li><b><i>DSM-IV-TR Criteria</i> boxes</b> list categories of mental disorders and the criteria for diagnosing them.</li> <p><li><b>Nursing care plans</b> provide care guidelines for each plan and include a brief case study, followed by assessment, diagnosis, goal setting, interventions with rationales, and evaluation.</li> <p><li><b>UNIQUE! <i>Clinical Alert</i> boxes</b> address issues critical to the safety or well-being of the client.</li> <p><li><b>Case studies</b> depict effective nursing care strategies and promote critical thinking.</li> <p><li><b><i>Research for Evidence-Based Practice</i> boxes</b> discuss the implications of current research studies.</li> <p><li><b><i>Client and Family Teaching Guidelines</i> boxes</b> focus on the issues confronting families when a member suffers from mental illness.</li> <p><li><b><i>UNIQUE! Medication Key Facts</i> boxes</b> highlight the most common psychopharmacologic interventions along with safe and effective use. </li> <p><li><b><i>Nursing Assessment Questions</i> boxes</b> include questions that should be asked in the assessment of a particular disorder.</li> <p><li><b><i>Clinical Symptoms</i> boxes</b> help you apply content to the real world.</li> <p><li><b><i>Additional Treatment Modalities</i> boxes</b> summarize other modalities and interventions used in conjunction with nursing interventions in the treatment of a particular disorder.</li> <p><li><b>Chapter summaries</b> conclude each chapter with the most significant ideas to remember.</li> <p><li><b>Review questions</b> with answers in the appendix offer immediate reinforcement of chapter content and help you prepare for the NCLEX Examination. </li> <p><li><b>Glossary </b>provides concise definitions of key terms.</li><li><b>Objectives and key terms</b> emphasize the most important concepts from each chapter.</li></ul><br><br><ul><li><b>UNIQUE! Enhanced readability</b> makes it easier for you to grasp difficult material. </li> <p><li><b>UNIQUE! Concept map</b> highlights the nurse's role in psychiatric care.</li> <p><li><b>NEW! <i>Adaption to Stress</i> chapter</b> covers basic neuroanatomy and the psychobiological aspects of psychiatric disorders, and shows you how to manage stress. </li><li><b>NEW! <i>Forensic Nursing in Clinical Practice</i> chapter</b> explains current therapies used in the treatment of physiological and psychological health problems and demonstrates the importance of the nurse's role in providing holistic nursing care. </li></ul>