Varcarolis' Manual of Psychiatric Nursing Care,

Edition 7 An Interprofessional Approach

Editors: By Margaret Jordan Halter, PhD, APRN and Christina A. Fratena

Publication Date: 04 Mar 2022

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Selected for Doody’s Core Titles® 2024 in Psychiatric

Get easy-to-use guidelines to psychiatric nursing care in this quick clinical reference! Varcarolis' Manual of Psychiatric Nursing Care, 7th Edition provides an interprofessional approach to care based on patient problems and the latest DSM-5 criteria. It helps you plan evidence-based, individualized nursing care for a range of settings including the inpatient unit, home care, or community care. Clear, concise coverage focuses on the nursing process, summarizing topics from disorders and psychiatric crises to psychopharmacology. From noted educators Margaret Jordan Halter and Christina A. Fratena, this manual is a perfect clinical reference companion for creating psychiatric nursing care plans.

Key Features

DSM-5-based psychiatric diagnoses, criteria, and organization help you with accurate assessment and diagnosis of patients
Clinical coverage of major psychiatric disorders simplifies often-complex material to the essentials
Prioritized care plans for psychiatric nursing diagnoses include assessment findings/diagnostic cues, nursing diagnosis, etiology, outcome criteria, and interventions with rationales
Chapters on psychopharmacology provide essential information on drugs such as antipsychotics and antidepressants
Coverage of brain stimulation therapies includes electroconvulsive therapy and vagus nerve stimulation
Assessment guides include tables, charts, and questionnaires to help with patient diagnosis and care

New Features

NEW! International Classification for Nursing Practice (ICNP) nursing diagnoses, from the International Council of Nurses, include straightforward, evidence-based terminology that is easily translatable across settings and disciplines
NEW! Updated guidelines promote evidence-based practice for psychiatric nursing care
NEW! Current FDA-approved medications and biological treatments include brain stimulation therapies for psychiatric disorders and conditions
NEW! Additional information is provided on opioids, the opioid overdose crisis, and implications for psychiatric nursing care
NEW! Updated coverage of the role of technology in psychiatric care includes telepsychiatry, social media, and websites
NEW appendix outlines up-to-date complementary and alternative approaches to patient care

About the author

By Margaret Jordan Halter, PhD, APRN, Editor, Manual of Psychiatric Nursing Care, Former Clinical Nurse Specialist, Cleveland Clinic Akron General, Akron, Ohio, Former Faculty, Malone College, Canton, Ohio; University of Akron, Akron, Ohio, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, Former Associate Dean, Ashland University, Mansfield, Ohio, USA and Christina A. Fratena

Part I: Foundations for Psychiatric Nursing Care
1. The Nursing Process
2. Therapeutic Relationships
3. Therapeutic Communication
4. Neurodevelopmental Disorders
5. Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders
6. Bipolar Disorders
7. Depressive Disorders
8. Anxiety and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders
9. Trauma-Related Disorders
10. Eating Disorders
11. Sleep Disorders
12. Substance Disorders
13. Neurocognitive Disorders
14. Personality Disorders
15. Dying, Death, and Grief

Part II: Nursing Care
16. Suicide
17. Crisis Intervention
18. Anger, Aggression, and Violence
19. Family Violence
20. Sexual Violence

Part III: Psychiatric Crises

Part IV: Psychopharmacology
21. Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Medications
22. Antipsychotics
23. Mood-Stabilizers
24. Antidepressants
25. Antianxiety Medications
26. Sleep Promoting Medications
27. Substance Use Disorder Medications
28. Neurocognitive Medications

Part V: Nonpharmacological Approaches
29. Psychotherapeutic Models
30. Brain Stimulation Therapies

References

Appendix A: Mental Status Assessment
Appendix B: Assessment Tools
Appendix C: Development Stages
Appendix E: DSM-5 Medical Diagnoses

Index

ISBN: 9780323793056

Page Count: 536

Illustrations : 15 illustrations

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Students in undergraduate (ADN and BSN) psychiatric nursing courses