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"Psychiatric-Mental Health Guidelines for Advanced Practice Nurses offers a comprehensive guide for advanced practice nurses (APNs) specializing in psychiatric-mental health. The book provides an extensive historical overview of the field, tracing its evolution from the late 19th century to the present and highlighting the development of educational programs and certifications that enhance professional credibility. Key topics include evidence-based practice, interdisciplinary care models, and the integration of psychopharmacology and psychotherapy in patient treatment. The text also explores the legal and ethical dimensions of psychiatric nursing, underscoring the necessity of adherence to p...
Delivers a breadth of content encompassing all aspects of psych-mental health care along the provider continuum This unique clinical reference supports APRNs and PMH-NPs as they strive to provide high-quality evidence-based care to patients with mental health issues and conditions. Designed to support the ongoing needs and changing practice requirements of these nursing professionals, this new text provides a comprehensive examination of best-practice psychiatric methods, ethical concerns, patient assessment, and management strategies. These accessible guidelines for clinicians in a variety of settings bring together scientific skills backed by theory and professional knowledge along with he...
Born prematurely, and later diagnosed with a life-threatening childhood illness, Ms. De Pietro spent most of her early years in hospitals. Surviving several near death experiences had a lasting effect on her. It was there in the hospital at the child life center that she was first introduced to art. She knew from then on that she would dedicate her life to being an artist. After studying at the School of Visual Arts and later at the Paris American Academy, she went on to have a fruitful career as a painter. As time went on she realized that cloistering herself in her studio painting did not address her own suppressed emotions which had caused her to seek refuge there in the first place. Furt...
Get much-needed exposure to real-world clinical scenarios and psychiatric evaluations, with this invaluable guide to positive, effective psychiatric advance practice nursing care. For an expert guide to providing patient-centered, evidence-based psychiatric care, keep Psychiatric Case Studies for Advanced Practice by your side. Practical and easy-to-follow, these more than 50 case scenarios clearly display the complaints, diagnoses, and treatments of the most common psychiatric disorders, supporting the critical decision-making skills of nurses practicing in a broad range of settings. Psychiatric, family, emergency, and general practice nurse practitioners of all experience levels will find ...
Written by renowned wound care experts Sharon Baranoski and Elizabeth Ayello, in collaboration with an interdisciplinary team of experts, this handbook covers all aspects of wound assessment, treatment, and care.
This new edition of the award-winning guide to the web for nurses is nearly double in size and twice as useful! Expert nurses in more than 50 content areas have carefully selected and reviewed nearly 400 web sites available in their specialty areas --- resulting in an authoritative guide to the best the web has to offer for the professional nurse. Each web description includes a summary of the site, intended audience, sponsor, level of information, and relevance to nurses. The book also indicates sites which can be referred to patients.
For courses in pathophysiology. A human approach to pathophysiology, with an eye on promoting health Pathophysiology: Concepts of Human Disease focuses on the human aspect of pathophysiology, acknowledging that diseases, disorders, and syndromes occur not in a vacuum, but in people - across the lifespan. Drawing on the health stories of real individuals, the authors provide the latest information in pathophysiology that is relevant to clinical practice, while empowering students with competencies that endure throughout a nursing career. Throughout the text, the approach to pathophysiology reflects a shift of focus in healthcare from understanding diseases in their later stages to understandi...