Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing
Suitable Age Group: Ages 19–22
Grade Reference
| 🇺🇸 United States | College Sophomore – Graduate Year 1 |
| 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | University Year 2 – Postgraduate Year 1 |
| 🇮🇳 India | B.Sc. (Nursing) Year 2 – M.Sc. (Nursing) Year 1 |
| 🇳🇬 Nigeria | University Year 2 – Postgraduate Year 1 |
| 🇿🇦 South Africa | University Year 2 – Master's Year 1 |
| 🇦🇺 Australia | University Year 2 – Master's Year 1 |
| 🇨🇦 Canada | University Year 2 – Master's Year 1 |
About This Textbook
This textbook is designed to support a one-semester psychiatric-mental health nursing course offered at both two-year and four-year institutions. Serving a student base of both students specializing in psychiatric nursing and those from other health disciplines, the course integrates evidence-based practices with practical strategies for communication, readying students to build therapeutic relationships with clients and caregivers.
Table of Contents
Theories, Practice, and Trends (Foundations of Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing — Fundamentals of Theories and Therapies — Communication, Perception, and Assessment — Neurobiology and Pharmacological Standards) — Therapeutic Considerations in Mental Health (Therapeutic Settings — Therapeutic Relationships — Interprofessional Care — Cultural Considerations — Social and Emotional Concerns) — Client Rights and Legal Issues (Legal and Ethical Guidelines — Court Involvement — Self-Determination and Advocacy) — Psychiatric Nursing Practice (Clinical Guidelines and Practice — Neurocognitive Disorders — Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorder and Other Psychotic Disorders — Mood Disorders and Suicide — Anxiety, OCD, and Trauma-Stressor Disorders — Personality Disorders — Substance Use and Misuse — Eating Disorders — Somatic Symptom Disorders — Sexual Dysfunction and Gender Dysphoria) — Psychiatric Nursing Practice for Special Populations (Children and Adolescents — Older Adults) — Mental Health Care in the Community (Community Mental Health Treatment — Adjuncts to Treatments — Current Trends and Growing Needs — Critical Thinking in Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing)
