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 helpful recommendations to bolster the clinician’s psychiatric skills.
With an easy-to-navigate format, the book encompasses five distinct sections covering general psychiatric nursing guidelines, diagnostic specific procedures and patient treatment planning, cultural and other considerations for special populations, the administrative basics for establishing an APRN practice, and additional topics related to mental health. Reflecting expertise from authors versed in varied practice fields and numerous subspecialties, the resource combines evidence-based practice, advanced research, and practical, humanistic approaches.
Key Features:
- Provides comprehensive psychiatric-mental health guidelines to advanced practice nurses in easy-to-access format
- Delivers step-by-step coverage of conducting psychiatric assessments and making referrals
- Covers polypharmacy, differential diagnosis, and patient education
- Includes coverage of special populations including LGBTQ+, homeless and indigent, veterans and survivors of war, and many others
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Contributors
Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgements
Part I: Psychiatric Nursing Guidelines
Chapter 1: Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing: An Overview
Chapter 2: Therapeutic Communication
Chapter 3: Trauma-Informed Care
Chapter 4: Conducting the Adult Psychiatric Assessment
Chapter 5: Conducting the Pediatric Psychiatric Assessment
Chapter 6: Conducting the Geriatric Psychiatric Assessment
Chapter 7: DSM-5, ICD-10, and Assessment Scales
Chapter 8: Psychotherapy
Part II: Diagnostic Specific Procedures and Patient Treatment Planning
Chapter 9: Anxiety Disorders
Chapter 10: Feeding and Eating Disorders
Chapter 11: Mood Disorders, Depression Disorders, Bipolar Disorders
Chapter 12: Perinatal Mental Health
Chapter 13: Personality Disorders
Chapter 14: Sleep-Wake Disorders
Chapter 15: Somatoform Disorders
Chapter 16: Substance Use Disorders
Chapter 17: Thought Disorders
Part III: Special Populations and Care Settings
Chapter 18: Cultural Considerations
Chapter 19: Special Considerations for the LGBTQ+ Population
Chapter 20: Special Considerations for Childhood and Adolescent Populations
Chapter 21: Aging and Older Adult Populations
Chapter 22: Physical and Mental Disabilities in the Pediatric Population
Chapter 23: Mental and Physical Disabilities in Adults
Chapter 24: Homeless and Indigent Populations
Chapter 25: Veterans and Survivors of War
Chapter 26: Provision of Psychiatric Care in Acute Settings
Chapter 27: Provision of Care in the Community
Part IV: Conception to Launch and Establishing a Practice
Chapter 28: Establishing a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner Practice
Chapter 29: Electronic Health Records and Telehealth
Chapter 30: Advocacy, the Law, and Mental Illness
Part V: Special Considerations
Chapter 31: Intersection of Health Comorbidities and Mental Health
Chapter 32: Symptom Sharing Between Medical and Psychiatric Disorders
Chapter 33: Movement, Nutrition, and Mental Health
Chapter 34: Ethical Considerations for the Advanced Practice Nurse
Chapter 35: Caregiver and End of Life Issues
Über den Autor
Suzanne Drake, Ph D, PMHCNS-BC, APN, is a psychiatric-mental health advanced practice nurse with a career spanning more than 40 years as owner/principal of her private practice, The Wellness Group of NJ, LLC. In addition to her clinical work, she has held leadership positions on various advisory, trustee, and executive boards. Currently, she leads as the executive director and cofounder of Advanced Practice Nurses of New Jersey (APN-NJ), a large statewide grassroots organization promoting active campaigns to eliminate legislative barriers to APN practice and monitoring regulatory changes to empower APNs to improve healthcare accessibility. Among honors, Dr. Drake has received the Society of Psychiatric Advanced Practice Nurses’s 2013 Leadership Award, the 2019 Lifetime Achievement Award, the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) 2014 State Award For Excellence, and a 2022 Institute for Nursing Diva Award for Outstanding Achievement in Nursing.