9780803612679 | details & prices | 697 pages | 8.00 × 10.00 × 1.00 in. | 2.85 lbs | List price $49.95
About: Now in full color and with an all-new design, Essentials of Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing, 3rd Edition, uses a concise format to provide a source of fundamental psychiatric/mental health nursing information for students working in psychiatric/mental health facilities.

9780803604131 | details & prices | 848 pages | 7.25 × 9.00 × 1.50 in. | 2.95 lbs | List price $33.95
About: -- Geared toward nursing programs that devote less than six weeks to psychiatric/mental health nursing-- Uses the stress-adaptation model as its conceptual framework-- Each disorder includes: historic and epidemiologic factors, background assessment data, predisposing factors/symptomatology, common nursing diagnoses with standardized guidelines for intervention in care, outcome criteria, reassessment, evaluation, and medications/treatment modalities-- Assessment based on criteria from DSM IV-- Chapters include objectives, glossary, case studies with critical thinking exercises, NCLEX-style chapter review questions, care plans and critical pathways, and approved NANDA diagnoses-- Special topics include crisis intervention, psychobiology, psychopharmacology, sociocultural concepts, therapeutic groups, family as a group, and the suicidal client-- Contains selected case studies or "Build Your Critical Thinking Skills" boxes with three questions per case-- Includes standardized care plans with scientific rationales for every nursing intervention-- Appendix includes critical pathways and a list of common psychiatric behaviors and associated NANDA nursing diagnoses