Psychiatric nursing : assessment, care plans, and medications

This book is designed to help the reader develop practical, individualised plans of care for psychiatric and mental health patients. The first half provides the diagnostic information needed to create a care plan; the second half covers the safe prescription and administration of psychotropic medications. The concepts can be applied to a variety of healthcare settings, including inpatient hospitalisation and outpatient clinics as well as home health and private practice. This new edition has been updated to include new knowledge and new medications in the field.