<p>Equip yourself for today's psychiatric nursing practice with all of the <i>essential</i> nursing interventions and clinical content combined with current research and evidence-based practice. From the author of the bestselling <i>Foundations of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing,</i> this text was specifically developed to effectively prepare students in today's shorter courses. The new edition features updated content along with new opening unit pages with vignettes, <i>Selected Concept</i> boxes and a new chapter on stress and stress-related disorders.</p><br><br><ul><b><li>UNIQUE! <i>Examining the Evidence</i> boxes </b>explain the reasoning behind nursing interventions and how research affects everyday practice.</li><b> <p><li>UNIQUE! <i>Applying the Art</i> sections </b>communication tables in the clinical chapters provide examples of therapeutic and nontherapeutic communication techniques as well as realistic nurse-patient interaction scenarios.</li> <b> <p><li>Key concepts and terms</b> clarify essential terminology.</li> <b><i> <p><li>Potential Nursing Diagnosis</i> tables </b>give several possible nursing diagnoses for a particular disorder along with the associated signs and symptoms.<b> </li> <p><li>Vignettes </b>offer succinct, real-life glimpses into clinical practice by describing patients and their psychiatric disorders.</li> <b> <p><li>Assessment Guidelines </b>familiarize readers with methods of assessing patients.</li> <b> <p><li>Critical thinking questions </b>introduce clinical situations in psychiatric nursing.</li> <b><i><li>Key Points to Remember</i> </b>outline the main concepts of each chapter in an easy to comprehend and concise bulleted list.</li></ul><br><br><ul><b><li>NEW! Chapter on <i>stress</b></i> identifies symptoms and triggers of stressors.</li><b> <p><li>NEW! <i>Selected Concept</i> boxes </b>include pertinent information at the beginning of every chapter.</li> <b> <p><li>NEW! <i>Cultural Considerations</i> sections </b>reinforce the principles of culturally competent care.</li> <b> <p><li>NEW! Additional discussions of QSEN</b> are incorporated in the Nursing Process and QSEN chapter.</li> <b> <p><li>NEW! Opening unit pages </b>include photos and information about the most important contributions of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing pioneers.<b> </li> <p><li>NEW! Updated Table of Contents </b>improves content flow and eliminates redundancy.</li> </ul>