Pocket Guide to Psychiatric Nursing

2 books in 1!

1. Practical diagnoses to create a care plan
2. Up-to-date coverage of the latest psychotropic medications

Here’s the most complete and easy-to-use resource on how to develop practical, individualized plans of care for psychiatric and mental health patients. It’s the perfect quick reference for clinical.

This Pocket Guide is really two books in one! The first half provides the diagnostic information needed to create a care plan; the second half covers the safe prescription and administration of psychotropic medications. And, the concepts can be applied to a variety of healthcare settings…from in-patient hospitalization through the outpatient clinic…to home health and private practice.

Completely revised and updated throughout, the 10th Edition reflects all the new knowledge in the field, including the DSM-5, new psychotropic medications, and the 2018-2020 content in the NANDA Nursing Diagnoses: Taxonomy II.

See what students and practitioners are saying online about the previous edition…

Five Stars.“Great book.... Help me to do my concept maps in less than 5 minutes... Well worth the money...”—Charlene Ellis

Very helpful book. “Great reference book for mental health clinical nursing. Care plans with interventions and rationales, along with med info.”—Suzanne M. Bucher