Customer Reviews

Nursing Diagnoses in Psychiatric Nursing: Care Plans and Psychotropic Medications

5 star:		(7)
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3 star:		(1)
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I am a current nursing student, and i kept this book with me throughout my psychiatric clinical rotation. This book gave me all the nursing diagnoses related to a specific psychiatric problem and the nursing interventions that would be appropriate. This is a must-have for anyone in psychiatric nursing!

This book was THEE only care plan book I used to help me through my Psych class and clinical rotation. My fellow students borrowed it every chance they got! I received 100% in all clinical projects (IPR, med-teach, client-teach, care plan, MSA's) due to this book. MUST HAVE for any psych rotation.

Great resource for development of clinical objectives, when writing treatment plans, or any documenting in the clinical field. My favorite assessment tool.

I bought this book to have something I could carry to work. It's succinct and easy to use. I carry it in my purse when I'm working and I can usually find what I'm looking for if it's psychiatric and mental health. The appendix includes tools for mental status assessments, assigning nursing dx to client behaviors and Gaf scores. If you're looking for a quick, handy resource this book will fit the bill.

This book came in mint condition with no writing in it. I am very happy with the book and the speedy amount of time it came in.

I am currently on my Psych rotation and I have found this book to be invaluable with description of appropriate diagnoses and helps with goals and interventions for my care plans. I would recommend to anyone needing a reference book for Psych. nursing dx, goals, interventions.

Recently was on the psych unit for my clinical rotation. It was extremely helpful! Small and lightweight to stick in your lab jacket.

I found this book very helpful to brush up on my knowledge of Psychiatric Treatment Plans and in reveiwing Psychotropic medications.

this is a nice little book with lots of information, I keep it in my clipboard @work and use it frequently as a refresher for topics I've long since forgotten. I would recommend this for anyone who wants basic information on psych issues.

We really didn't use this book in Mental Health a whole lot. Plus I don't know how helpful it would be to someone who is a little more experienced and choosing to go into the field. It has decent care plans and is an excellent resource for psych drugs. Davis Drug Guide doesn't necessarily cover 100% of potential side effects in psych drugs. This goes into a little more depth. I gave it 4 stars instead of 5 because I don't really know if it was worth the price for my level. I could have gotten a comparable care plan from a more general care plan book (like Taylor and Sparks), and I think the drug information may have turned up on a good Google search. If you have a really intense need to write incredibly involved care plans for your class, this might fit the bill. Otherwise just go and buy a good general care plan book used and save some money.