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Geropsychiatric and Mental Health Nursing


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PESI HealthCare Product Image Geropsychiatric and Mental Health Nursing

Author: Karen Devereaux Melillo and Susan Crocker Houde

Publisher: Jones and Bartlett Publishers

Copyright: 2005

Price: $59.95 was $81.95

Details: 416 Pages

Type: Book

Type of Book: Soft cover

Product Code: SAM011595

ISBN: 978-0-7637-3272-1

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Geropsychiatric and Mental Health Nursing addresses the knowledge and skills necessary in the assessment and nursing care of older adults who are experiencing the common mental health and psychiatric problems of late life. The text covers assessment, diagnosis, psychopharmacology, and behavioral management strategies in nursing care for older adults, as well as incorporating social, cultural, and policy issues in mental health care, applying theory to practice, and utilizing of research. Written by expert pioneers in the gerontological nursing and adult psychiatric mental health nursing fields, this book delivers the essential information needed to provide care to older adults experiencing mental health and psychiatric disorders.