Psychiatric Care Plans

Provides organized, updated information to assist the nurse in planning patient care in various health care settings. Includes 36 care plans; DSM III-R and DSM IV definitions for each care plan; new ANA Psychiatric Standards of Care and NANDA nursing diagnoses; a decision-making model to organize and prioritize nursing interventions; and a sample client situation and critical pathway. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR