Varcarolis' Foundations of Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing | 8 Edition

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Varcarolis' Foundations of PsychiatricMental Health Nursing, 8th Edition is the most comprehensive RN psychiatric nursing text on the market! Awarded second place in the 2018 AJN Book of the Year Awards in Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing category. Userfriendly by design, it simplifies the oftenintimidating subject of psychiatricmental health nursing with a practical, clinical perspective. This edition was revised in conjunction with a readability expert to support clarity and ease of understanding. Chapters follow the nursing process framework and progress from theory to application, preparing your students for clinical practice with realworld examples. New to this edition are fullpage illustrated explanations about the neurobiology of disorders and associated medications, criteria from the American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th edition (DSM5) for major disorders, completely revised EvidenceBased Practice boxes, and a fully rewritten chapter on Dying, Death, and Grieving to provide students with essential information about difficult topics.