Unit 1. Current theories and practice. Foundations psychiatric-mental health nursing
Neurobiologic theories and psychopharmacology
Psychosocial theories and therapy
Treatment settings and therapeutic programs
Unit 2. Building the nurse-client relationship. Therapeutic relationships
Therapeutic communications
Client's response to illness
Unit 3. Current social and emotional concerns. Legal and ethical issues
Anger, hostility, and aggression
Unit 4. Nursing practice for psychiatric disorders. Anxiety and stress-related illness
Child and adolescent disorders
Answers to chapter study guides
Appendix A: DSM-IV-TR Classification
Appendix B: NANDA-approved nursing diagnoses
Appendix C: Drug classification under the Controlled Substances Act
Appendix D: Canadian standards of psychiatric and mental health nursing practices
Appendix E: Canadian drug trade names
Appendix F: Mexican drug trade names
Appendix G: Sleep disorders
Appendix H: Sexual and gender identity disorders
