Nursing: Mental Health and Community Concepts

by Open RN

This book covers topics related to the delivery of community and mental health care. Specific health needs of individuals, families, and groups will be addressed across the lifespan. Attention will be given to diverse and at-risk populations. Mental health concepts will concentrate on adaptive/ maladaptive behaviors and specific mental health disorders. Community resources will be examined in relation to specific types of support offered to racial, ethnic, economically diverse individuals and groups. This book was developed specifically for prelicensure nursing students. Content is based on the Wisconsin Technical College System statewide nursing curriculum for the Nursing Mental Health and Community Concepts course, the NCLEX-RN Test Plan, and the American Psychiatric Nurses Association Education Council’s Crosswalk Defining and Using Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing Skills in Undergraduate Nursing Education. This textbook discusses mental health and community health concepts while emphasizing stress management techniques, healthy coping strategies, referrals to community resources, and other preventative interventions. Nursing care for individuals with specific mental health and substance use disorders is examined, and the nurse’s role in community health needs assessments and caring for vulnerable populations is introduced. 1. Assess a community including the relationships among individuals, groups, and health 2. Manage nursing care for the health needs for the community (including vulnerable populations such as disabled, homeless, mentally ill, elderly, teens, chronically ill, culturally diverse) 3. Analyze the role of the nurse in providing safe care related to environmental hazards and emergency preparedness 4. Analyze concepts of mental health nursing 5. Manage care for patients experiencing anxiety disorders 6. Manage care for patients experiencing mood disorders 7. Manage care for patients experiencing personality disorders 8. Manage care for patients experiencing thought disorders 9. Manage care for patients with mental health disorders of childhood and adolescence 10. Manage care for patients experiencing substance abuse 11. Manage care for patients and families experiencing domestic violence 12. Manage care for patients experiencing eating disorders The OER Nursing textbooks are written based on the State Nursing curriculum established by the Wisconsin Technical College System (WTCS). Key items that distinguish our textbooks from other commercial - Open RN textbooks are completely aligned with WTCS Nursing Curriculum and Nursing courses (for WTCS colleges). - Content is aligned with NCLEX Test Plans (for all nursing programs) and is leveled for entry-level nursing students. - Textbooks are based on evidence-based practice with footnotes provided to sources within the chapters. Digital literacy is promoted by providing hyperlinks to reputable sources. - Textbooks are written in plain language to promote student success. - Active learning activities are incorporated in the e-book that range from flashcards to patient scenarios that encourage the development of clinical judgment and provide feedback. - Critical thinking questions and learning activities are included as formative assessments with answer keys provided in the back of the book that do not require internet access. - Learning outcomes will be collected across WTCS nursing course sections beginning in Fall 2020 and will compare student success rates in courses using the OER textbook(s) to those not using OER.

722 pages, Paperback

Published September 1, 2022