Manual of psychiatric nursing skills / Sudha C. Patel, Kim A. Jakopac.
By: Patel, Sudha C.
Contributor(s): Jakopac, Kim A.
Material type: BookPublisher: Sudbury, MA : Jones & Bartlett Learning, c2012Description: xxi, 544 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.ISBN: 9781449613563 (pbk.); 144961356X (pbk.).Subject(s): Psychiatric nursing | Mental Disorders -- nursing | Psychiatric Nursing -- methodsDDC classification: 616.89/0231 Online resources: https://www.amazon.com/Manual-Psychiatric-Nursing-Skills-Sudha/dp/144961356XIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Basic concepts for psychiatric-mental health nursing practice -- Therapeutic use of self -- Modification of the environment -- Interview techniques and the biopsychosocial nursing assessment -- Developing and maintaining therapeutic relationships -- Leading psychoeducation groups -- Assessment and interventions for the client with severe anxiety -- Major depression -- Assessment of suicidal ideations, gestures, and attempts -- Assessment of bipolar disorders : acute manic phase -- Assessment of schizophrenia -- Restriction to locked seclusion and physical/mechanical restraints -- Administration and monitoring of psychotropic medications : antipsychotics -- Administration and monitoring of psychotropic medications : antidepressants -- Administration and monitoring of psychotropic medications : anticonvulsants/anxiolytics -- Psychiatric emergencies -- Crisis intervention in domestic violence and abuse -- Crisis intervention in disasters.
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