Nursing Diagnoses in Psychiatric Nursing: Care Plans and Psychotropic Medications

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F.A. Davis, Oct 27, 2010 - Medical - 700 pages
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.
 

Contents

The Foundation for Planning Psychiatric Nursing Care
1
Alterations in Psychosocial Adaptation
14
Special Topics in PsychiatricMental Health Nursing
310
Psychotropic Medications
406
Comparison of Development Theories
538
Ego Defense Mechanisms
545
Levels of Anxiety
548
Stages of Grief
552
Global Assessment of Functioning GAF Scale
592
DSMIVTR Classification Axes I and II Categories and Codes
595
Mental Status Assessment
610
Assigning Nursing Diagnoses to Client Behaviors
618
Brief Mental Status Evaluation
622
US Food and Drug Administration FDA Pregnancy Categories
624
US Drug Enforcement Agency DEA Controlled Substances Schedules
626
Abnormal Involuntary Movement Scale AIMS
628

Relationship Development and Therapeutic Communication
557
Psychosocial Therapies
570
Electroconvulsive Therapy
580
Medication Assessment Tool
583
Cultural Assessment Tool
588
The DSMIVTR Multiaxial Evaluation System
590

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