Mental Health Nursing
The Nurse-patient Journey
By Verna Benner Carson ยท 2000
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- About this editionISBN: 9780721680538, 0721680534Page count: 1,182Published: 2000Format: HardcoverPublisher: W.B. SaundersOriginal from: the University of MichiganDigitized: August 6, 2008Language: EnglishAuthor: Verna Benner CarsonEditor: Verna Benner CarsonCreate CitationIn addition to comprehensive coverage of all standard topics in psychiatric nursing, the New Edition of this groundbreaking text offers unparalleled insights into the human side of mental illness. It enables readers to empathize with psychiatric patients and treat them with dignity and understanding. A unique, holistic approach prepares readers to care for all of their patients' needs physical, psychological, social, and spiritual.This second edition contains new, one-of-a-kind appendices on patient/family teaching and spiritual interventions, clinical practice guidelines for home care, testimonials from mental health nurses in a full range of settings, new, full-color brain scan images that depict visible differences in the brains of patients with certain mental illnesses, and much mor...Source: PublisherMore about this editionShow lessOther editions1996Aug 1996Elsevier Science Health Science DivisionSPCK PublishingHardcoverHardcover1313 pages1332 pagesCommon terms and phrasesableActactionsactivitiesadolescentadultageAmericananxietyapproachareasaskassessmentassociatedbecomebeginbehaviorbeliefsbodyBoxbraincausechapterchildclinicalconsideredcontinuecopingcrisisculturedefineddepressiondescribeddiagnosisdiscussiondisordersdrugseffectsemotionalevaluationexampleexpectedexperiencefactorsfeelingsfunctiongoalshospitalhumanidentifiedimportantincreasedindividualMore terms and phrasesShow lessGet bookBorrowEdit locationCancelCheck availability at libraries near youNo matching city or zip codeSimilar booksSchizophreniaSchizophrenia is one of the most complex and disabling diseases to affect mankind. Relatively little is known about its nature and its origins, and available treatments are inadequate for most ...About the workOriginally published: 1996Editors: Verna Benner Carson, Elizabeth ArnoldSubject: Medical / Nursing / Psychiatric & Mental Health, Nurse-Patient Relations., Psychiatric Nursing., Nurse and patient, PsychotherapyMOREAuthorVerna Benner CarsonNurseDr. Verna Benner Carson is a retired professor, a clinical nurse specialist in psychiatric mental health nursing, a nurse consultant, author of 12 health and spirituality books and many articles. Google BooksSearch Verna Benner CarsonPublisherW.B. SaundersSearch W.B. Saunders