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Book SynopsisAbout our authors
Mertie L. Potter received her bachelor's degree from Simmons College, her master's degree from the University of Michigan, her doctoral degree from Case Western Reserve University and her post-master's certificate as a family psychiatric and mental health nurse practitioner from Rutgers University. She acquired common sense and a hard work ethic from working alongside her parents at Maple Leaf Farm. Her lifelong passion for helping those struggling with mental health issues piqued as a result of the family's farm property being next to a state psychiatric facility. That led to summer jobs there and observations of her parents' respect and compassion for patients at that hospital.
Dr. Potter is a clinical professor of nursing at Massachusetts General Hospital Institute of Health Professions; a nurse practitioner at Merrimack Valley Counseling Association in Nashua, NH; and a nursing consultant in private practice. She is ANCC certifi
Table of Contents
UNIT I: FOUNDATIONS OF PSYCHIATRIC-MENTAL HEALTH NURSING
- Framework of Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing
- Biological Basis for Mental Illness
- Psychological Concepts: Theories and Therapies
- Sociological Influences
- Cultural Awareness
- Spiritual Awareness
UNIT II: PSYCHIATRIC NURSING ROLE DEVELOPMENT
- Stress, Anxiety, and Coping
- Self-Reflection and Self-Awareness
- The Nurse-Patient Relationship and Therapeutic Communication
- The Nursing Process in Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing
- Care Settings
- Ethical and Legal Concepts
- Management and Leadership
UNIT III: PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS
- Disorders of Childhood and Adolescence
- Gender and Sexual Health
- Feeding and Eating Disorders
- Sleep-Wake Disorders
- Anxiety and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders
- Trauma- and Stressor-Related Disorders
- Somatic Symptom and Dissociative Disorders
- Depressive Disorders
- Bipolar Disorders
- Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders
- Addiction and Substance Use Disorders
- Neurocognitive Disorders
- Personality Disorders
UNIT IV: SPECIALIZED TREATMENTS AND INTERVENTIONS
- Integrative and Complementary Health Approaches
- Psychopharmacology
- Group and Family Therapy
- Aggression and Violence
- Crisis Intervention
- Preventing and Responding to Suicide
- Caring for the Patient Who Is Grieving
- Issues Related to Aging
Appendices
- Wellness Domains: A Quick Guide for Patients
- Timeline of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing
- Sample Group Patient Teaching Plan
Glossary
