Psychiatric nursing

Author: Yang Liqun, Xu Dongmei / Country: Mainland China
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Publish Date: 2006-07-01
Features: This textbook is one of the supplementary materials organized by Tsinghua University Press for the "New Perspectives Higher Education Nursing Professional Textbooks" series. The book is divided into 14 chapters, covering the concepts, brief history, and tasks of psychiatry and psychiatric nursing; basic knowledge of mental disorders; basic psychiatric nursing skills; common treatments and care for mental disorders; prevention and care for crisis situations in patients with mental disorders; as well as the nursing of patients with organic mental disorders, schizophrenia, mood disorders, mental disorders caused by psychoactive substances, psychophysiological disorders related to psychological factors, stress-related disorders, and mental disorders in children and adolescents. Additionally, the nursing of psychiatric patients in the community is discussed. The content selection of the book follows the principles of sufficiency and applicability, aligning with the training objectives and professional characteristics of the nursing profession while integrating closely with national vocational examinations, which is a key feature of this textbook. Typical cases are cited throughout the book with questions posed to enhance students' understanding and retention of key knowledge points, as well as to improve their practical application skills. This textbook is suitable for students at the junior college level of higher medical education in the nursing profession. The book consists of 14 chapters, including an introduction, basic knowledge of mental disorders, basic psychiatric nursing skills, common treatments and care for mental disorders, prevention and care for crisis situations in patients with mental disorders, and more.