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Nursing



Mental Health Nursing Care, 2/E
Linda Eby, RN, MN, Portland Community College
Nancy J. Brown, RN, MSN, San Juan Basin Technical School

ISBN-10: 0136136923
ISBN-13: 9780136136927

Publisher: Prentice Hall
Copyright: 2009
Format: Paper; 456 pp
Published: 01/23/2008

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For Fundamentals of Nursing, Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing, Psychosocial Nursing and Nursing Specialty LPN/LVN courses, also for Mental Health/Psychiatric Technician Programs.

 

Part of the LPN/LVN specific series, this practical guide to applying the nursing process to the care of clients with mental health disorders and general clients with psychosocial issues teaches mental health nursing as it is really practiced by practical/vocational nurses. Students are encouraged to develop empathy for clients and critical thinking skills to meet the challenges of client care. Case studies, client examples and statements from clients in their own words help students understand mental health and psychosocial nursing practice.

  • Cultural Pulse Points boxes provide students insight into populations and situations they may meet.
  • Diagnostic Criteria boxes define mental health illnesses for students.
  • Nursing Care Checklists provide students with a ready-reference summary of important nursing interventions.
  • Critical Self Checks encourage students to clarify their own values and beliefs, and to think critically about mental health nursing.
  • Clinical Alerts call the student’s attention to clinical roles and responsibilities for heightened awareness, monitoring, and/or reporting. 
  • Nursing Care is presented in the five-step nursing process format, but emphasizes the scope of practice for the LPN/LVN. Rationales after each nursing intervention explain why the action is important and support evidence-based nursing process.
  • Critical Thinking questions allow students to apply their new knowledge to a specific client.
  • Nursing Process Care Plans illustrate nursing care in “real-life” scenarios and reinforce the progression from goals to interventions to outcomes.
  • Key Terms list important new vocabulary
  • Key Points summarize need-to-know concepts from the chapter.
  • Companion Website offers an online workbook, which includes Case Studies, Matchup Exercises, NCLEX-PN style questions and more. 

UNIQUE End of Chapter Reviews feature:

  • Key Terms and Key Points are reviewed at the end of each chapter.
  • Critical Thinking Care Maps prepare students for success on NCLEX-PN®, in clinical, and on-the-job with a focused review of a client problem, including:
    • NCLEX-PN® Focus Area
    • Case Study
    • Nursing Diagnosis
    • Data Collection
    • Reporting
    • Prioritized Nursing Care
    • Documentation
  • NCLEX-PN® Exam Preparation includes:
    • A Test-taking Tip with a focused study hint
    • NCLEX-PN® -style questions to review and practice taking tests with traditional and alternative question formats. Answers are found in Appendix I.

UNIQUE End of Unit Wrap-Ups feature:

·    Critical Thinking questions highlight specific challenges students will face as they become new nurses and assist them to provide the best possible care.

·    Collaborative Care challenges students to think about different health care settings and to envision the many health care workers who may participate in a client’s care.

·    Delegating helps students determine which nursing interventions may be delegated to assistive personnel.

·    Management of Care highlights specific nursing interventions appropriate to the care of the client.

·    Communication and Client Teaching focus on communication methods and educational strategies necessary to teach the client and the family.

·    Time Management and Priorities in Nursing Care help students to organize care and to focus on the most important aspects of care first.

·    Documenting and Reporting helps students practice what and how to document and when to report their findings.

·    Cultural Care Strategies build confidence by providing information and scenarios to familiarize students with a variety of cultural patterns and differences.

 

New to this edition:  

  • Added full color to make the book even more inviting, interesting, and reader friendly.
  • Updated every chapter and changed the organization to improve the logical flow of information.
  • What Clients Say are videos of actual clients with mental health disorders.  (Available on the Companion Website and Instructor Resource CD)
  • Nursing Care Checklists provide students with a ready-reference summary of important nursing interventions.

 

Unit I    Foundations of Mental Health Nursing

Chapter 1 Understanding Mental Health and Mental Illness

Chapter 2 Ethical and Legal Issues

Chapter 3 Personality Theory

Chapter 4 Mentally Healthy Nursing

Chapter 5 The Nurse-Client Relationship and Communication

Chapter 6 Stress and Coping

Chapter 7 Psychobiology and Psychopharmacology

 

Unit II    Nursing Care of Clients with Mental Disorders

Chapter 8 Schizophrenia

Chapter 9 Mood Disorders

Chapter 10 Personality Disorders

Chapter 11 Anxiety Disorders

Chapter 12 Substance Abuse and Dependency

 

Unit III     Nursing Care of Clients with Disorders Related to Development

Chapter 13 Disorders in Childhood and Adolescence

Chapter 14 Eating Disorders

Chapter 15 Dementia and Cognitive Disorders

 

Unit IV     Special Topics in Mental Health Nursing

Chapter 16 Violence and Abuse

Chapter 17 Psychosocial Issues in General Client Care

 

Appendix I: Answers and Critical Thinking Discussion

Appendix II: Mental Status Assessment Forms

Appendix III: 2007—2008 NANDA-Approved Nursing Diagnoses

 

References and Resources

 

Glossary

 

Index

Linda Eby, RN, MN

Linda Eby received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing and Master of Nursing degrees from the Oregon Health and Science University. Her work experience includes being a staff nurse and nurse manager in critical care, a home health/hospice nurse, case manager, Clinical Nurse Specialist in clinical genetics, and a psychiatric mental-health nurse. She has consulted and taught workshops on the topics of promoting student success and reducing culture bias in nursing education.

 

Linda currently teaches Psychiatric—Mental Health Nursing theory and clinical courses at Portland Community College. She is also Coordinator of the Nursing Student Success Program. This program promotes the success of nursing students who speak English as a nonnative language, immigrant students, students of color, academically disadvantaged students, and nontraditional students of nursing. Her greatest career accomplishment is contributing to the success of these inspiring students.

 

She is Secretary of AFT-Oregon, state affiliate of the American Federation of Teachers, and Vice President of the Portland Community College Faculty Federation. She has twin daughters, Kristine who was recently married to Jens Schrader and is continuing her studies at Portland State University, and Monica, an artist, art teacher, and art student at Marylhurst University (she really likes art). Linda is a nature and arts and crafts enthusiast and a good friend to her dogs Wendu and Charlie.

Eby and Brown

Mental Health Nursing Care, 2e

Back Cover Copy

 

The nature of nursing is …

 

                        Mental Health Nursing Care

 

Linda Eby, RN, MN

Nancy J. Brown, RN, MSN

 

The nature of nursing embodies the ever-changing rewards and challenges for today’s practical and vocational nursing students. Mental Health Nursing Care provides a foundation for safe, effective nursing care of clients.

 

Features that promote success include:

·    Critical thinking care maps and case studies to engage problem-solving for likely situations.

·    Case Examples to give real life application to mental health topics.

·    Extensive review for NCLEX-PN® exam preparation.

·    Nursing care features such as priorities in nursing care, nursing care checklists, clinical alerts, and nursing process care plans.

·    Critical Self-Checks to encourage readers to clarify their own values and beliefs, and think critically about mental health issues.

·    Learning About You end-of-unit features encourage readers to develop insight into their own views about mental health.

 

Additional resources include:

·    Companion Website at www.prenhall.com/eby with chapter-specific online resources, case studies, animations, and additional NCLEX- PN® -style questions.

 

 

 

The nature of nursing — grow with it!

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