Manual of psychiatric nursing care plans : diagnoses, clinical tools, and psychopharmacology /
Elizabeth M. Varcarolis
- Third edition.
- Singapore : Saunders/Elsevier, c2007
- v, 816 pages ; 18 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Part I Assessment tools and guidelines for planning psychosocial care -- Part II Diagnosis and care planning -- Part III Psychiatric emergencies and forensic issues -- Part IV Challenging behaviors -- Part V Psychopharmacology.
This handy pocket guide is designed to assist in the assessment of psychiatric nursing clients, the formulation of nursing diagnoses, and the design of psychiatric nursing care plans.