Neebs Mental Health Nursing

Here’s the must-know information LPN/LVN students need to care for patients with mental health disorders where they’ll encounter them—in general patient care settings. An easy-to-read, conversational writing style shows you how to recognize and respond to the most important mental health issues. You’ll also explore important communication techniques to use with your patients, ethical and legal issues, and alternative and complementary treatments.

Here’s the must-know information LPN/LVN students need to care for patients with mental health disorders where they’ll encounter them - in general patient care settings. An easy-to-read, conversational writing style shows you how to recognize and respond to the most important mental health issues. You’ll also explore important communication techniques, ethical and legal issues, and alternative and complementary treatments. Coverage of nursing interventions, basic psychiatric nursing skills, and psychopharmacology prepares you for the NCLEX-PN® exam and clinical practice.

This seventh edition includes new chapters and maintains popular features from previous editions such as self awareness prompts while adding research boxes and student worksheets at the end of each chapter.

In this updated edition, Kathryn Neeb continues to squarely address mental health within the scope of practical/vocational nursing, emphasizing that LPN/LVNs most commonly care for patients with psychiatric problems in general patient care settings rather than in specialized psychiatric facilities. This targeted approach, along with her accessible, friendly writing style, meets the legal licensing needs for the role of the LPN/LVN thus making Fundamentals of Mental Health Nursing the leader in the LPN educational market.

Licenses Available: Institutional Single-Seat (for one computer) and Network (network server/multi-user) For product, price and ordering information, call: 1-800-326-1685 (Hospitals/Gvt Accounts/Labs/Health Care Facilities) 1-800-624-8947 (Universities/Colleges) This engaging CD-ROM provides a fun way for students to prepare for NCLEX and other tough exams - and offers practicing nurses an excellent review for professional certification. More than 1,000 multiple-choice questions cover the fundamentals of psychiatric care; schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders; mood, anxiety, personality, cognitive, eating, and other disorders; substance abuse; and other special topics. Users stay motivated with three mesmerizing games that boost recall. Includes immediate feedback for each question, rationales for correct and incorrect answers, helpful hints for hard-to-answer questions, a 16-page companion booklet, and more. Call 1-800-326-1685 for Hosp/Govt/HealthCare, 1-800-399-3110 Univ./Colleges

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A person-centred resource essential for Australian students This textbook is designed to support students in diploma and degree level mental health nursing courses. Reader-friendly and concise, it promotes skilled engagement, collaborative assessment and care planning, as well as emphasising the need for self-awareness and effective communication. Written in collaboration with accomplished nurse educators and practitioners, Mental Health Nursing delivers a complete framework to prepare nurses for working in mental health. Australian practice is at the core of the text and it includes a special focus on gerontological issues. Key Features: Therapeutic Communication dialogues give examples of patient behaviours and effective nursing responses. Australian best practice is emphasised throughout, with demographic, institutional, legislative and cultural references. Drug Alerts highlight essential points about psychotropic drugs. Nursing Care Plans provide treatment plans with guidance on assessment, outcomes and implementation. Patient/Family Education boxes provide information that helps strengthen students' roles as educators.