Psychiatric & Mental Health Nursing for Canadian Practice

Thoroughly written, extensively updated, and optimized for today's evolving Canadian healthcare environment,Psychiatric & Mental Health Nursing for Canadian Practice,5th Edition, equips students with the fundamental knowledge and skills to effectively care for diverse populations in psychiatric and mental health nursing practice. This proven, approachable text instills a generalist-level mastery of psychiatric and mental health promotion, assessment, and interventions in adults, families, children, adolescents, and older adults, delivering Canadian students the preparation they need to excel on the NCLEX(R) exam and make a confident transition to clinical practice.

Psychiatric & Mental Health Nursing for Canadian Practice, 5th Edition, presents a current, comprehensive, Canadian-focused approach to contemporary psychiatric and mental health nursing practice, providing baccalaureate nursing students with a generalist-level understanding of the key principles and skills essential to NCLEX® success and effective patient care. The text’s thorough coverage instills a strong understanding of the biopsychosocial, and spiritual foundations of psychiatric disorders, complemented by engaging learning features that challenge students to apply content throughout every chapter.  

Students will gain a deeper understanding of the historical trauma of Indigenous peoples, and implications for nursing care.  A new chapter, Identity, Inclusion, and Society, has been added to address the mental health impacts of social exclusion and to present some nursing measures for it.

 
This extensively revised and reorganized edition equips students for today’s evolving Canadian healthcare environment, reflecting the ongoing changes driven by the global COVID-19 pandemic and the growing adoption of telehealth and virtual therapy in the provision of psychiatric and mental health nursing care. Enhanced with new Thinking Challenges to encourage critical thinking in practice and a variety of online resources designed specifically for Canadian students to extend learning.  This proven text helps students confidently meet the unique challenges of Canadian psychiatric and mental health nursing practice.