**Selected for Doody’s Core Titles® 2024 in Psychiatric**
Gain the skills you need to provide safe and effective psychiatric nursing care! Keltner’s Psychiatric Nursing, 9th Edition provides a solid foundation in the knowledge required to manage and care for patients with psychiatric disorders. It features a unique, three-pronged approach to psychotherapeutic management emphasizing the nurse’s three primary tools: themselves and their relationship with patients, medications, and the therapeutic environment. New to this edition are Next Generation NCLEX® exam-style case studies to help you learn clinical judgment and prepare for success on the NCLEX. Known for its clear and friendly writing style, this text covers psychiatric nursing like no other book on the market.
New to this edition
Key Features
1. 12 Introduction to Psychotropic Drugs - p. 117 2. 13 Antiparkinsonian Drugs - p. 131 3. 14 Antipsychotic Drugs - p. 140 4. 15 Antidepressant Drugs - p. 157 5. 16 Antimanic Drugs - p. 177 6. 17 Antianxiety Drugs - p. 188 7. 18 Antidementia Drugs - p. 200 8. 19 Alternative Preparations and Over-the-Counter Drugs - p. 208 9. 20 Introduction to Milieu Management - p. 220 10. 21 Variables Affecting the Therapeutic Environment: Violence and Suicide - p. 228 11. 22 Therapeutic Environment in Various Treatment Settings - p. 242 12. 23 Introduction to Psychopathology - p. 252 13. 24 Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders - p. 256 14. 25 Depressive Disorders - p. 279 15. 26 Bipolar Disorders - p. 301 16. 27 Anxiety-Related, Obsessive-Compulsive, Trauma- and Stressor-Related, Somatic, and Dissociative Disorders - p. 316 17. 28 Neurocognitive Disorders - p. 341 18. 29 Personality Disorders - p. 362 19. 30 Sexual Disorders and Gender Dysphoria - p. 375 20. 31 Substance Use Disorders - p. 385 21. 32 Eating Disorders - p. 411 22. 33 Survivors of Violence and Trauma - p. 432 23. 34 Children and Adolescents - p. 453 24. 35 Older Adults - p. 466 25. 36 Soldiers and Veterans - p. 486 26. Answer key - p. e1 27. Index - p. 506 28. Index - Continued - p. 515 29. Index - Continued - p. 525
**Selected for Doody’s Core Titles® 2024 in Psychiatric**
Gain the skills you need to provide safe and effective psychiatric nursing care! Keltner’s Psychiatric Nursing, 9th Edition provides a solid foundation in the knowledge required to manage and care for patients with psychiatric disorders. It features a unique, three-pronged approach to psychotherapeutic management emphasizing the nurse’s three primary tools: themselves and their relationship with patients, medications, and the therapeutic environment. New to this edition are Next Generation NCLEX® exam-style case studies to help you learn clinical judgment and prepare for success on the NCLEX. Known for its clear and friendly writing style, this text covers psychiatric nursing like no other book on the market.
New to this edition
Key Features
1. 12 Introduction to Psychotropic Drugs - p. 117 2. 13 Antiparkinsonian Drugs - p. 131 3. 14 Antipsychotic Drugs - p. 140 4. 15 Antidepressant Drugs - p. 157 5. 16 Antimanic Drugs - p. 177 6. 17 Antianxiety Drugs - p. 188 7. 18 Antidementia Drugs - p. 200 8. 19 Alternative Preparations and Over-the-Counter Drugs - p. 208 9. 20 Introduction to Milieu Management - p. 220 10. 21 Variables Affecting the Therapeutic Environment: Violence and Suicide - p. 228 11. 22 Therapeutic Environment in Various Treatment Settings - p. 242 12. 23 Introduction to Psychopathology - p. 252 13. 24 Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders - p. 256 14. 25 Depressive Disorders - p. 279 15. 26 Bipolar Disorders - p. 301 16. 27 Anxiety-Related, Obsessive-Compulsive, Trauma- and Stressor-Related, Somatic, and Dissociative Disorders - p. 316 17. 28 Neurocognitive Disorders - p. 341 18. 29 Personality Disorders - p. 362 19. 30 Sexual Disorders and Gender Dysphoria - p. 375 20. 31 Substance Use Disorders - p. 385 21. 32 Eating Disorders - p. 411 22. 33 Survivors of Violence and Trauma - p. 432 23. 34 Children and Adolescents - p. 453 24. 35 Older Adults - p. 466 25. 36 Soldiers and Veterans - p. 486 26. Answer key - p. e1 27. Index - p. 506 28. Index - Continued - p. 515 29. Index - Continued - p. 525
