Publisher's Synopsis
Reflecting the ongoing evolution of nursing practice, this introductory textbook describes applications of the nursing process in caring for psychiatric patients in the hospital and in the community. The revised 2nd edition reviews the nursing process and examines methods for ensuring its successful implementation, demonstrating theory can be applied in practice. New material includes a case study illustrating the use of the process in the community, a study of effective communication and the nursing process, a new chapter on setting objectives, a new chapter that evaluates the relationship between the nursing process and effective patient-nurse communication, and additional care plans.
