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Taxonomy and diagnostic criteria from the DSM-5 with references for each DSM-5 diagnosis
Quality Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) activities with guidelines for attaining the knowledge, skills, and attitudes required to fulfill the initiative’s core competencies
Therapeutic communication icon that highlights talking points and interventions in the care plans to help students feel more comfortable with patients
Homework assignments at the beginning of each chapter to encourage critical reading
Emphasis on holistic nursing to emphasize the physical, spiritual, and cultural aspects of psychiatric/mental health nursing
Core concepts listed at the beginning of each chapter and defined in boxes throughout the text
Concept map care plans for all major psychiatric diagnoses
Care Plans for clients with DSM-5 diagnoses featuring interventions and rationales for commonly observed nursing diagnoses
ANA standards for clinical practice for DSM diagnoses and therapeutic interventions, as well as for aging individuals, bereaved individuals, and victims of abuse and neglect
Boxes highlighting client/family education communications and tables listing important topics for discussion including client/family education
Case studies and exercises designed to stimulate critical thinking

Interactive Clinical Scenarios

Simulated scenarios that walk through the nursing process, allowing students to learn how to think like a nurse in a safe setting
Includes client summaries, multiple-choice questions with rationales, and drag-and-drop activities for specific disorders, including suicide, drug addiction, gender dysphoria, sexual abuse, and grief

Davis Edge

Thousands of NCLEX®-style questions aligned to Essentials of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing
Comprehensive rationales for both correct and incorrect answers to promote in-depth understanding and to help students understand the logic behind each question
Test-taking tips to help prepare students for exams and reduce their anxieties
Alternate-format questions that build students’ confidence for these more difficult types of questions, including “select all that apply” and “ordered response”
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