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Product Identifiers

PublisherDavis Company, F. A.

ISBN-100803617844

ISBN-139780803617841

eBay Product ID (ePID)61176368

Product Key Features

Number of Pages552 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NamePsychosocial Nursing for General Patient Care

SubjectNursing / Nurse & Patient, Nursing / Psychiatric & Mental Health, Nursing / Assessment & Diagnosis, Disease & Health Issues, Nursing / Fundamentals & Skills

Publication Year2007

TypeTextbook

AuthorDonna F. Sultan, Linda M. Gorman

Subject AreaSocial Science, Medical

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height1.2 in

Item Weight25.5 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width6 in

Additional Product Features

Edition Number3

Intended AudienceCollege Audience

LCCN2007-040704

eBook FormatUnspecified

Dewey Edition21

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal616.8902

Edition DescriptionRevised edition,New Edition

Table Of ContentSECTION I. Aspects of Psychosocial Nursing 1. Introduction to Psychosocial Nursing for General Patient Care 2. Psychosocial Response to Illness 3. Psychosocial Skills 4. Nurses' Responses to Difficult Patient Behaviors 5. Crisis Intervention 6. Cultural Considerations: Implications for Psychosocial Nursing Care SECTION II. Commonly Encountered Problems 7. Problems with Anxiety 8. Problems with Anger 9. Problems with Affect and Mood 10. Problems with Confusion 11. Problems with Psychotic Thought Processes 12. Problems Relating to Others 13. Problems with Substance Abuse 14. Problems with Sexual Dysfunction 15. Problems with Pain 16. Problems with Nutrition 17. Problems within the Family 18. Problems with Spiritual Distress SECTION III. Special Topics 19. Nursing Management of Special Problems 20. Disaster Planing and Response -- Psychosocial Impact 21. Psychopharmacology: Database for Patient/Family Education on Psychiatric Medications for Adults

SynopsisThis concise, quick reference handbook will help prepare students and nurses for common psychosocial and psychiatric problems that can coincide with patients' medical problems. Its quick reference format helps students and nurses to intervene quickly and effectively to keep the patient safe. Addresses care in various settings (home care, nursing homes, residential care, outpatient, psychatric home care, hospital). Integrates alternative/complementary medicine information. Helps determine the relationship of psychological manifestations to the underlying disease process. Lists behavioral patterns that suggest a need to refer the patient to a psychiatrist, psychologist, or clinical nurse specialists., Focuses on psychosocial problems faced by nurses in multiple care settings-- home care, nursing homes, residential care, outpatient, psychiatric home care, and the hospital. Evaluates psychosocial responses to the stresses of illness, illness of a family member, hospitalization, or alterations in mental health, and provides clinically relevant interventions. Begins each disorder or condition chapter with an overview of the problem, including a review of the current theories of causation, and proceeds to assessment, collaborative and nursing management, patient and family education information, charting and discharge planning guidelines, and nursing outcomes. Includes chapters on culture and end-of-life care., Addresses common psychosocial and psychiatric problems as they are most commonly encountered - in conjunction with a patient's medical problems. It's the resource your students can turn to identify symptoms of mental health disorders and know how to intervene quickly and effectively to keep patients safe., , AJN Book of the Year 2008 , This concise, quick-reference handbook addresses common psychosocial and psychiatric problems as they are most commonly encountered--in conjunction with a patient's medical problems. It's the resource your students can turn to identify symptoms of mental health disorders and know how to intervene quickly and effectively to keep patients safe.

LC Classification NumberRC440.G659 2008