Test Bank Essentials of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing : Concepts of Care in Evidence-Based Practice 8th Edition Morg

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• Taxonomy and diagnostic criteria from the DSM-5 with references for each DSM-5 diagnosis

• Quality Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) activities with guidelines for attaining the knowledge, skills, and attitudes required to fulfill the initiative’s core competencies

• Therapeutic communication icon that highlights talking points and interventions in the care plans to help students feel more comfortable with patients

• Homework assignments at the beginning of each chapter to encourage critical reading

• Emphasis on holistic nursing to emphasize the physical, spiritual, and cultural aspects of psychiatric/mental health nursing

• Core concepts listed at the beginning of each chapter and defined in boxes throughout the text.

• Concept map care plans for all major psychiatric diagnoses

• Care Plans for clients with DSM-5 diagnoses featuring interventions and rationales for commonly observed nursing diagnoses

• ANA standards for clinical practice for DSM diagnoses and therapeutic interventions, as well as for aging individuals, bereaved individuals, and victims of abuse and neglect

• Boxes highlighting client/family education communications and tables listing important topics for discussion including client/family education

• Case studies and exercises designed to stimulate critical thinking