Inpatient psychiatric nursing : clinical strategies & practical interventions / [edited by] Linda Damon, Joanne Matthews, and Judy Sheehan.

Psychiatric nursing practice has changed dramatically over the past decades to accommodate vast changes in our health care system. The patients who now meet the level of care standards for an acute care setting have to be very ill and typically exhibit considerable behavioral impairments and multiple safety issues. This handbook for psychiatric nurses and nursing students reflects these changes and focuses on four particularly challenging aspects of acute psychiatric nursing practice: keeping the patient safe, stabilizing symptoms, promoting engagement in treatment, and discharge planning. In a systematic, easy-to-access format, the book offers proven, clinically useful interventions designed to modify and manage disruptive patient behavior. Also included is a chapter on overcoming one's own barriers to effective nursing in the difficult psychiatric environment.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The patient with anger / Joanne Matthew, Kristen Sayles, and Maryann Dasilva -- The patient with anxiety / Debora Heidtman [and others] -- The patient with disorganized behavior / Judy L. Sheehan, Idrialis Perez, and Mary Trainor -- The patient with manic behavior / Joanne M. Matthew and Judy L. Sheehan -- The patient with non-suicidal self-injury / Joan S. Kovach -- The patient in pain / Ellen Blair, Karen Larson, and Cynthia Belonick -- The patient with paranoia / Joanne M. Matthew [and others] -- The patient with substance use disorders / Kristi Svendsen, Mary E. Dubreuil, and Linda Damon -- The patient who is suicidal / Linda Espinosa [and others] -- The patient who is withdrawn / Mary Leveillee [and others] -- Family interventions / Michelle Pereira and Judy L. Sheehan -- Medication administration / Judy L. Sheehan and Joanne M. Matthew -- Relaxation techniques / Judy L. Sheehan -- Sensory interventions / Barbara Ostrove, Nancy Egan, and Susan Higgins -- Therapeutic one to one / Laura Drury [and others] -- Managing violence / Judy L. Sheehan -- Management of barriers to being therapeutic / Lisa A. Uebelacker [and others].

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