Essentials of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing 4th Edition Test Bank:

The 4th edition of Essentials of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing: A Communication Approach to Evidence Based Care, which won the 2017 AJN Book of the Year Award, was created and made public by Elsevier. The book presents a balanced combination of crucial nursing interventions and clinical content, emphasizing therapeutic communication and evidence-based practice. The streamlined text is ideal for shorter psychiatric nursing courses, providing key DSM-5 content and essential information necessary to pass the course and prepare for the NCLEX®. A neurobiology of the brain feature is included to visually depict how disorders affect brain function and the drugs used to treat them. The book also includes Applying Evidence Based Practice boxes throughout the clinical chapters, vignettes that describe psychiatric patients and their disorders, DSM-5 diagnostic criteria, Applying Critical Judgment sections, Integrative Care boxes, Giddens Concept boxes, and updated clinical disorders chapters. Furthermore, the book uses nursing diagnosis language International Classification for Nursing Practice (ICNP) which is a common language shared with many electronic health record documentation systems to ease the transition into practice. Additionally, the updated Cultural Considerations sections include more relevant and updated material that address cultural considerations with various patients and appropriate care.