Language: English
Published by Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, NJ, 2008
ISBN 10: 0136136923 ISBN 13: 9780136136927
Seller: Warren Hahn, Pleasant View, TN, U.S.A.
Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 2nd Edition. A real nice 456 page first printing second edition softcover. Has just a little bend on edge of fly corner but still very nice. A practical guide to applying the nursing process to the care of clients with psychiatric disorders and general clients with psychosocial issues teaches psychiatric-mental health nursing as it is really practiced. Nursing Care is presented in the five-step nursing process format and emphasizes the scope of practice for the LPN/LVN. Rationales after each nursing intervention explain why the action is important and support evidence-based nursing process. Readers are encouraged to develop empathy for clients and critical thinking skills to meet the challenges of client care. Case studies, client examples, and statements from clients in their own words help readers understand psychiatric and psychosocial nursing practice. Size: 10h x 8w. Book.