Nursing Diagnoses in Psychiatric Nursing: Care Plans and Psychotropic Medications, 8th Edition

Here s the 20th Anniversary Edition of the most complete and easy-to-use resource on how to develop practical, individualized plans of care for psychiatric and mental health patients. It s really 2 books in 1! The first half provides the diagnostic information needed to create a care plan; the second half covers the safe administration of psychotropic medications. And, the concepts can be applied to a variety of healthcare settings from in-patient hospitalization through the outpatient clinic to home health and private practice. Completely revised and updated throughout, the 8th Edition reflects all of the new knowledge and new medications in the field, including an expanded section on psychotropic medications that encompasses all of today s new drugs and the 2009-2011 content in the NANDA Nursing Diagnoses: Taxonomy II. Nursing process -- Disorders usually first diagnosed in infancy, childhood, or adolescence -- Delirium, dementia, and amnestic disorders -- Substance-related disorders -- Schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders -- Mood disorders: depression -- Bipolar disorders --- Anxiety disorders -- Somatoform disorders -- Dissociative disorders -- Sexual and gender indentity disorders -- Eating disorders -- Adjustment disorders -- Impulse control disorders -- Psychological factors affecting medical condition -- Personality disorders -- Problems related to abuse or neglect -- Premenstrual dysphoric disorder -- HIV disease -- Homelessness -- Psychiatric home nursing care -- Forensic nursing -- Complementary therapies -- Loss and bereavement -- Antianxiety agents -- Antidepressants -- Mood-stabilizing drugs -- Antipsychotic agents -- Antiparkinsonian agents -- Sedative-hypnotics -- Agents used to treat attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder -- Comparison of development theories -- Ego defense mechanisms -- Levels of anxiety -- Stages of grief -- Relationship development and therapeutic communication -- Psychological therapies -- Electroconvulsive therapy -- Medication assessment tool -- The DSM-IV-TR multiaxial evlauation system -- Global assessment of functioning (GAF) scale -- DSM-IT-TR classification: axes I and II categories and codes -- Mental status assessment -- Assigning nursing diagnoses to client behaviors -- Brief mental status evaluation -- US Food and Drug Aministration (FDA) pregnancy categories -- US Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) controlled substances schedules -- Abnormal involuntary movement scale (AIMS) -- Drug index -- Nursing diagnoses index Reflects the knowledge and medications in the field of Nursing Diagnoses, including a section on psychotropic medications that encompasses drugs and the 2009-2011 content in the "NANDA Nursing Diagnoses: Taxonomy II".