Here's the must-know information LPN/LVN students need to care for patients with mental health disorders where they'll encounter them in general patient care settings. An easy-to-read, conversational writing style shows you how to recognize and respond to the most important mental health issues. You'll also explore important communication techniques, ethical and legal issues, and alternative and complementary treatments. Coverage of nursing interventions, basic psychiatric nursing skills, and psychopharmacology prepares you for the NCLEX-PN (R) exam and clinical practice. Better than the mental health chapter from a typical textbook"Everything you need to learn about mental health."-Lisa J., Online Student Reviewer Perfect"Easy to study, love it."-Liza, Online Student Reviewer Expanded! "LPN/LVN Connections," a consistent, LPN/LVN-focused approach to design, organization, and features, makes F.A. Davis texts easier for students and instructors to use across the curriculum Updated! The latest knowledge and practices in the field, including revisions from the DSM-5-TR 2022 New & Updated! Coverage of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on anxiety and depression, the opioid crisis, and mental illness in the homeless and veteran populations, and systemic racism in health care New! "Patient Education" and "Evidence-Based Practice" boxes Full-color illustrations, tables, bulleted lists, and a reader-friendly writing style to make concepts easy to understand Focus on the new, NCLEX-PN (R) test plan Coverage of mental health conditions across the lifespan Care plans with detailed descriptions of specific interventions and expected outcomes Content on specific nursing interventions and basic psychiatric nursing skills Coverage of psychopharmacology, including must-know side effects Case studies with critical-thinking questions to emphasize clinical-reasoning skills Crucial information on palliative and restorative care for long-term care settings Discussions on alternative treatment modalities to facilitate communications with people of different religious and cultural backgrounds as well as descriptions of religious and cultural beliefs and their impact on mental health and treatment
Clinical Nurse Specialist/Nursing Consultant Private Practice, Studio City, California Nursing Faculty/CNA/MST and Simulation Lab Coordinator, Camden County College, Blackwood, New Jersey
I.Foundations for Mental Health Nursing 1.History of Mental Health Nursing 2.Basics of Communication 3.Ethics, Evidence-Based Practice, and Regulations 4.Developmental Psychology Throughout the Life Span 5.Sociocultural Influences on Mental Health 6.Nursing Process in Mental Health 7.Stress, Coping, and Defense Mechanisms 8.Medications and Other Therapies 9.Complementary and Alternative Treatment Modalities II.Threats to Mental Health 10.Anxiety, Somatic Symptom Disorders, and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder 11.Depressive Disorders 12.Bipolar Disorders 13.Suicide 14.Personality Disorders 15.Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders 16.Neurocognitive Disorders: Delirium and Dementia 17.Substance Use and Addictive Disorders 18.Eating Disorders III.Special Populations 19.Childhood and Adolescent Mental Health Issues 20.Postpartum Issues in Mental Health 21.Aging Population 22.Abuse and Violence Appendices Glossary
