Author : Kathy Neeb
Publisher : F. A. Davis Company
Page : 438 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Practical nurses
ISBN : UOM:39015040730411
Fundamentals of Mental Health Nursing by Kathy Neeb Pdf
An overview of psychiatric illness and altered mental health, with emphasis on the psychiatric problems commonly seen in the nonpsychiatric care setting. Neeb, a Practical Nursing instructor, explains how to speak with patients, interpret their communication, assess and identify abnormal behaviors, and assist with treatment protocols. She covers personality development across the life span and socioculture influences on the development of mental illness. Appropriate chapters contain a table of medical illness or medications that may cause abnormal behaviors. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR