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by: Mary C. Townsend

ISBN: 9780803602908 | 0803602901

A must-have book for every nursing student in the psychiatric setting, this popular pocket guide provides a wealth of information on developing useful, individualized care plans for patients in the acute care psychiatric setting, as well as outpatient and community settings.-- Each chapter covers a specific group of DSM-IV disorders including: -- Definition -- The essential features designated in DSM-IV that are required to be present to accurately diagnose the disorder-- Predisposing factors -- Theories that suggest etiology or causation. Important for formulating the "related to" portion of the nursing diagnosis.-- Symptomatology -- Both subjective and objective data used to identify behaviors that are consistent with the specific diagnosis-- Each nursing diagnosis includes: -- Definition -- Approved, up-to-date NANDA definition-- Possible etiologies -- List potential "related to" factors-- Defining characteristics -- Signs and symptoms that indicated the problem exists-- Goals/Objectives -- Measurable short- and long-term goals indicating behaviors to be used in evaluating the effectiveness of nursing interventions-- Interventions with Selected Rationales -- Interventions effectively used in the acute psychiatric setting with rationales to enhance understanding of why the intervention is selected and how it works-- Desired Patient Outcomes/Discharge Criteria -- Specific behaviors indicating readiness for discharge-- Medication information -- Information on which drugs are useful for the disorder, how they work, potential side effects, and patient/family education-- A comprehensive biopsychosocial history and assessment tool and menta status assessment-- Nine new disorders added, including: Mental Retardation; Tourette's Disorder; Separation Anxiety Disorder of Childhood; Sleep Disorders, including Insomnia, Hypersomnia, Narcolepsy, and Parasomnias; Gender Identity Disorders; and Obesity-- Eleven useful Appendices and easy to locate indices