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Essentials of Psychiatric Nursing 2nd Edition
by Mary Ann Boyd, Rebecca Ann Luebbert
2nd Edition
,table of contents
unit i essentials of mental health care .................................................... 4
chapter 01: mental health and mental disorders: fighting stigma and promoting recovery .... 4
chapter 02: cultural communities and spiritual considerations related to mental health care 12
chapter 03: patient rights and legal issues ............................................................................... 19
unit ii psychiatric–mental health nursing frameworks .......................... 26
chapter 04: ethics, standards, and nursing frameworks ........................................................... 26
chapter 05: theoretical basis of psychiatric nursing ................................................................. 33
chapter 06: biologic foundations of psychiatric nursing ........................................................... 41
chapter 07: recovery framework .............................................................................................. 47
unit iii knowledge and skills of psychiatric–mental health nursing...... 55
chapter 08: therapeutic communication .................................................................................. 55
chapter 09: the nurse–patient relationship .............................................................................. 60
chapter 10: the psychiatric–mental health nursing process ..................................................... 64
chapter 11: pharmacology, dietary supplements, and biologic interventions ......................... 72
chapter 12: group interventions ............................................................................................... 81
unit iv prevention of mental disorders ................................................... 89
chapter 13: stress and mental health ....................................................................................... 89
chapter 14: anger, aggression, and violence............................................................................. 97
chapter 15: crisis, loss, grief, bereavement and disaster management ................................. 104
chapter 16: suicide prevention: screening, assessment, and intervention ........................... 111
chapter 17: mental health care for survivors of violence ....................................................... 118
unit v care and recovery for persons with psychiatric disorders ....... 125
chapter 18: anxiety and panic disorders: nursing care of persons with anxiety and panic .. 125
chapter 19: trauma and stressor related disorders: nursing care of persons with ptsd and
other trauma-related stress disorders .................................................................................... 132
chapter 20: obsessive-compulsive and related disorders: nursing care of persons with
obsessions and compulsions ................................................................................................... 134
, chapter 21: depression: nursing care of persons with depressive moods and suicidal behavior
................................................................................................................................................. 137
chapter 22: bipolar disorders: nursing care of persons with mood lability ........................... 144
chapter 23: schizophrenia and related disorders: nursing care of persons with thought
disorders.................................................................................................................................. 150
chapter 24: personality and impulse-control disorders: nursing care of persons with
personality and impulse-control disorders ............................................................................. 165
chapter 25: addiction and substance-related disorders: nursing care of persons with alcohol
and drug use disorders............................................................................................................ 171
chapter 26: eating disorders: nursing care of persons with eating and weight-related disorders
................................................................................................................................................. 179
chapter 27: somatic symptom and dissociative disorders: nursing care of persons with
somatization ............................................................................................................................ 186
chapter 28: sleep disorders: nursing care for persons with insomnia and sleep problems
(online ..................................................................................................................................... 193
chapter 29: sexual disorders: nursing care of persons with sexual dysfunction .................... 200
unit vi care of special populations ....................................................... 206
chapter 30: mental health disorders of children and adolescents ......................................... 206
chapter 31: mental health disorders of older adults .............................................................. 213
chapter 32: care for veterans with mental health needs ....................................................... 219
, unit i essentials of mental health care
chapter 01: mental health and mental disorders: fighting stigma and
promoting recovery
(answer key at the end of each chapter)
1. a nursing instructor is describing the dsm-iv-tr to a group of nursing students. which of
the following would the instructor include as the primary purpose of this classification?
a) provide a commonly understood diagnostic category for clinical practice.
b) describe treatment modalities for psychiatric disorders and mental illnesses.
c) identify various etiologies for mental disorders based on family histories.
d) provide optimal outcomes for treatment for individuals with mental illnesses.
2. a nurse is providing care to a patient with a mental disorder classified by the dsm- iv-tr.
the nurse understands that although the first three axes appear to contain all the diagnostic
information about a patient, a truly accurate picture of the client is incomplete without
considering other factors such as an estimate of current functioning and:
a) life stressors
b) cultural background
c) marital status
d) genetic history
3. a patient’s global assessment functioning reveals that he has minimal symptoms with
good functioning in all areas. which score would the nurse correlate with these findings?
a) 94
b) 82
c) 75
Essentials of Psychiatric Nursing 2nd Edition
by Mary Ann Boyd, Rebecca Ann Luebbert
2nd Edition
,table of contents
unit i essentials of mental health care .................................................... 4
chapter 01: mental health and mental disorders: fighting stigma and promoting recovery .... 4
chapter 02: cultural communities and spiritual considerations related to mental health care 12
chapter 03: patient rights and legal issues ............................................................................... 19
unit ii psychiatric–mental health nursing frameworks .......................... 26
chapter 04: ethics, standards, and nursing frameworks ........................................................... 26
chapter 05: theoretical basis of psychiatric nursing ................................................................. 33
chapter 06: biologic foundations of psychiatric nursing ........................................................... 41
chapter 07: recovery framework .............................................................................................. 47
unit iii knowledge and skills of psychiatric–mental health nursing...... 55
chapter 08: therapeutic communication .................................................................................. 55
chapter 09: the nurse–patient relationship .............................................................................. 60
chapter 10: the psychiatric–mental health nursing process ..................................................... 64
chapter 11: pharmacology, dietary supplements, and biologic interventions ......................... 72
chapter 12: group interventions ............................................................................................... 81
unit iv prevention of mental disorders ................................................... 89
chapter 13: stress and mental health ....................................................................................... 89
chapter 14: anger, aggression, and violence............................................................................. 97
chapter 15: crisis, loss, grief, bereavement and disaster management ................................. 104
chapter 16: suicide prevention: screening, assessment, and intervention ........................... 111
chapter 17: mental health care for survivors of violence ....................................................... 118
unit v care and recovery for persons with psychiatric disorders ....... 125
chapter 18: anxiety and panic disorders: nursing care of persons with anxiety and panic .. 125
chapter 19: trauma and stressor related disorders: nursing care of persons with ptsd and
other trauma-related stress disorders .................................................................................... 132
chapter 20: obsessive-compulsive and related disorders: nursing care of persons with
obsessions and compulsions ................................................................................................... 134
, chapter 21: depression: nursing care of persons with depressive moods and suicidal behavior
................................................................................................................................................. 137
chapter 22: bipolar disorders: nursing care of persons with mood lability ........................... 144
chapter 23: schizophrenia and related disorders: nursing care of persons with thought
disorders.................................................................................................................................. 150
chapter 24: personality and impulse-control disorders: nursing care of persons with
personality and impulse-control disorders ............................................................................. 165
chapter 25: addiction and substance-related disorders: nursing care of persons with alcohol
and drug use disorders............................................................................................................ 171
chapter 26: eating disorders: nursing care of persons with eating and weight-related disorders
................................................................................................................................................. 179
chapter 27: somatic symptom and dissociative disorders: nursing care of persons with
somatization ............................................................................................................................ 186
chapter 28: sleep disorders: nursing care for persons with insomnia and sleep problems
(online ..................................................................................................................................... 193
chapter 29: sexual disorders: nursing care of persons with sexual dysfunction .................... 200
unit vi care of special populations ....................................................... 206
chapter 30: mental health disorders of children and adolescents ......................................... 206
chapter 31: mental health disorders of older adults .............................................................. 213
chapter 32: care for veterans with mental health needs ....................................................... 219
, unit i essentials of mental health care
chapter 01: mental health and mental disorders: fighting stigma and
promoting recovery
(answer key at the end of each chapter)
1. a nursing instructor is describing the dsm-iv-tr to a group of nursing students. which of
the following would the instructor include as the primary purpose of this classification?
a) provide a commonly understood diagnostic category for clinical practice.
b) describe treatment modalities for psychiatric disorders and mental illnesses.
c) identify various etiologies for mental disorders based on family histories.
d) provide optimal outcomes for treatment for individuals with mental illnesses.
2. a nurse is providing care to a patient with a mental disorder classified by the dsm- iv-tr.
the nurse understands that although the first three axes appear to contain all the diagnostic
information about a patient, a truly accurate picture of the client is incomplete without
considering other factors such as an estimate of current functioning and:
a) life stressors
b) cultural background
c) marital status
d) genetic history
3. a patient’s global assessment functioning reveals that he has minimal symptoms with
good functioning in all areas. which score would the nurse correlate with these findings?
a) 94
b) 82
c) 75
