Here’s the must-know information LPN/LVN students need to care for patients with mental health disorders where they’ll encounter them in general patient care settings. An easy-to-read, conversational writing style shows you how to recognize and respond to the most important mental health issues. You’ll also explore important communication techniques, ethical and legal issues, and alternative and complementary treatments. Coverage of nursing interventions, basic psychiatric nursing skills, and psychopharmacology prepares you for the NCLEX-PN® exam and clinical practice. Better than the mental health chapter from a typical textbook“Everything you need to learn about mental health.”—Lisa J., Online Student ReviewerPerfect“Easy to study, love it.”—Liza, Online Student ReviewerExpanded! “LPN/LVN Connections,” a consistent, LPN/LVN-focused approach to design, organization, and features, makes F.A. Davis texts easier for students and instructors to use across the curriculumUpdated! The latest knowledge and practices in the field, including revisions from the DSM-5-TR 2022New & Updated! Coverage of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on anxiety and depression, the opioid crisis, and mental illness in the homeless and veteran populations, and systemic racism in health careNew! “Patient Education” and “Evidence-Based Practice” boxesFull-color illustrations, tables, bulleted lists, and a reader-friendly writing style to make concepts easy to understandFocus on the new, NCLEX-PN® test planCoverage of mental health conditions across the lifespanCare plans with detailed descriptions of specific interventions and expected outcomesContent on specific nursing interventions and basic psychiatric nursing skillsCoverage of psychopharmacology, including must-know side effectsCase studies with critical-thinking questions to emphasize clinical-reasoning skillsCrucial information on palliative and restorative care for long-term care settingsDiscussions on alternative treatment modalities to facilitate communications with people of different religious and cultural backgrounds as well as descriptions of religious and cultural beliefs and their impact on mental health and treatment
