Davis Advantage for Essentials of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing: Concepts of Care in Evidence-Based Practice, 8th Edition 2019 EPUB & converted pdf
- Taxonomy and diagnostic criteria from the DSM-5 with references for each DSM-5 diagnosis
- Quality Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) activities with guidelines for attaining the knowledge, skills, and attitudes required to fulfill the initiative’s core competencies
- Therapeutic communication icon that highlights talking points and interventions in the care plans to help students feel more comfortable with patients
- Homework assignments at the beginning of each chapter to encourage critical reading
- Emphasis on holistic nursing to emphasize the physical, spiritual, and cultural aspects of psychiatric/mental health nursing
- Core concepts listed at the beginning of each chapter and defined in boxes throughout the text.
- Concept map care plans for all major psychiatric diagnoses
- Care Plans for clients with DSM-5 diagnoses featuring interventions and rationales for commonly observed nursing diagnoses
- ANA standards for clinical practice for DSM diagnoses and therapeutic interventions, as well as for aging individuals, bereaved individuals, and victims of abuse and neglect
- Boxes highlighting client/family education communications and tables listing important topics for discussion including client/family education
- Case studies and exercises designed to stimulate critical thinking