Varcarolis' Foundations of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing: A Clinical Approach

by Margaret Jordan Halter, Verna Benner Carson, Elizabeth M. Varcarolis

Book Overview

Using a practical clinical perspective, Varcarolis' Foundations of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing: A Clinical Approach, 7th Edition provides a clear understanding of the often-intimidating subject of psychiatric mental health nursing. Clinical chapters follow the nursing process framework and progress from theory to application, preparing you for practice with real-world examples. New to this edition are the latest DSM-5 guidelines...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1455753580
• ISBN13: 9781455753581
• Release Date: September 2013
• Publisher: Saunders
• Length: 736 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 8.5" x 10.9"

Customer Reviews

nursingstudent09

Product brand new just as seller described. Shipped in a timely manner, received in as little as 5 days using regular shipping!

Good and easy to understand.

Other than the Chapter materials, there are many additional useful information including an online resource, tables, examples and images to facilitate learning.

good book

This book was required for my mental health class, and I thought it was very appropriate and informative.

Great book for introductory mental health nursing

We used this in my psych/mental health theory class. I really liked this book. It's written on a level that was easy enough to follow but still gave me a strong base to draw from in clinical. Also, because it had little vignettes throughout each chapter, I found that it didn't bore me to death like nursing textbooks often do. I also like how It included great info on both older meds (i.e. the ones that they will still be testing on for NCLEX) as well as newer meds that I actually saw on the floor. The only thing that could have been better, was the index. When using this text as a reference I occasionally had a tough time locating information that I knew was in there, but couldn't seem to locate using the index.

Professor review

I have used this textbook for years at Grand Rapids Community College. Most of my students rave about it and say they plan to keep it in their library at home. I am eager to see a new edition.