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Varcarolis' Manual of Psychiatric Nursing Care - 8th Edition by Margaret Jordan Halter & Christina A Fratena (Paperback)

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  • **Selected for 2025 Doody's Core Titles(R) in Psychiatric** Get quick access to psychiatric nursing care guidelines with this portable and concise clinical reference!
  • Author(s): Margaret Jordan Halter & Christina A Fratena
  • 536 Pages
  • Medical, Nursing

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**Selected for 2025 Doody's Core Titles(R) in Psychiatric**

Get quick access to psychiatric nursing care guidelines with this portable and concise clinical reference! Taking an interprofessional approach to care based on patient problems and the latest DSM-5 criteria, this essential resource helps you plan evidence-based, individualized nursing care for a range of healthcare settings. Clear, concise coverage focuses on the nursing process, summarizing topics from disorders and psychiatric crises to psychopharmacology. From noted educators Margaret Jordan Halter and Christina A. Fratena, this manual is a perfect clinical reference companion for creating psychiatric nursing care plans.

  • DSM-5-based psychiatric diagnoses, criteria, and organization help you with accurate assessment and diagnosis of patients
  • International Classification for Nursing Practice (ICNP) nursing diagnoses in the clinical chapters help facilitate decision-making, patient care, and interprofessional communication
  • Clinical information helps you plan individualized patient care in a range of healthcare settings, including the inpatient unit, home care, or community care
  • Straightforward coverage of major psychiatric disorders simplifies often-complex material
  • Prioritized care plans for psychiatric nursing diagnoses include assessment findings/diagnostic cues, nursing diagnosis, etiology, outcome criteria, and interventions with rationales
  • Dedicated pharmacotherapy chapters provide essential information for each of the major categories of medications, such as antipsychotics and antidepressants
  • Coverage of nonpharmacological approaches includes psychotherapeutic models and brain stimulation therapies
  • Assessment guides offer tables, charts, and questionnaires to help with patient diagnosis and care
  • NEW! Patient-centered care content offers guidance for working with psychiatric patients
  • UPDATED! Coverage includes the latest information on DSM-5-TR, psychopharmacology, evidence-based practice, and FDA-approved medications and biological treatments
Dimensions (Overall): 7.38 Inches (H) x 4.38 Inches (W)
Weight: .99 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 536
Genre: Medical
Sub-Genre: Nursing
Publisher: Elsevier
Theme: Psychiatric & Mental Health
Format: Paperback
Author: Margaret Jordan Halter & Christina A Fratena
Language: English
Street Date: February 2, 2026
TCIN: 94499985
UPC: 9780443127595
Item Number (DPCI): 247-30-6849
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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