Essentials of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing: Concepts of Care in Evidence-Based Practice

by Mary C. Townsend

New DSM-5 Content!

Whether it's an entire course on psychiatric nursing or integrating these principles into an existing course, this is the text that's concise, engaging, and informative. It offers an evidence-based, holistic approach to mental health nursing--in a streamlined format that explores nursing diagnoses for both physiological and psychological disorders. It's the psychiatric nursing text that students actually read, understand, and use.

Completely revised, the 6th Edition reflects all of the new knowledge in the field and the practice of mental health nursing today, including DSM-5, NANDA-I 2012-2014, and QSEN.

Genres: Nursing, Textbooks, Mental Health

864 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1999

Reviews

[Averil *rat emoji*]

Yeeeeah not for me, decided against a career change. Tried to understand it a little better but woof, I cannot deal

[W]

Accessible and entry-level (i.e. easy to read). Helpfullly incorporates nursing care and DSM criteria charts for many of the disorders. Pivotal chapter for me was on Recovery Model. Recovery is possible!!! ... so argues Townsend.

[Jason]

Hoping this to be my bread and butter why I decided to try nursing