ISBN: 9780803618343    Publisher: F. A. Davis Company Year of publishing: 2008     Format:  Paperback No of Pages: 700        

Here's the 7th Edition of the most complete easy-to-use resource on how to develop practical individual care plans! It's really 2 books in 1. The first half provides the diagnostic information needed to create a care plan the second half covers the safe prescription and administration of psychotropic medications. And the concepts can be applied to a variety of healthcare settings...from inpatient hospitalization and the outpatient clinic...to home health and private practice.This title features: an introduction to Concept Mapping in Chapter 1 Care Map Care Plans 7 new Appendices including Comparison of Developmental Theories Stages of Grief Psychosocial Therapies and Electroconvulsive Therapy and latest NANDA nomenclature. It is organized by DSM-IV and NANDA Diagnoses. Nursing diagnoses and interventions include the definition possible etiologies ("Related to...") defining characteristics ("Evidenced by...") objectives broken down to show long- and short-term goals interventions with selected rationales and desired patient outcomes/discharge criteria. Each drug classification lists background assessment data predisposing factors symptomatology and nursing diagnoses and nursing interventions. Unit on psychotropic drug classifications covers anti-anxiety agents antidepressants antimanic agents antipsychotics antiparkinsonian drugs sedative hypnotics and central nervous system stimulants. It also features indications route and dosage for individual drugs not just for classifications.
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