Eating Disorders
Chapter 10. Eating Disorders Eating disorders are serious and potentially life-threatening when interventions are nonexistent, delayed, or unsuccessful. In the 1970s, eating disorders began to receive closer public and clinical…
Substance-Related Disorders
Chapter 9. Substance-Related Disorders The term substances in medical terms denotes chemically active agents that may enter the body through one or more of several routes (ingested, injected, inhaled, absorbed)…
Schizophrenia and Other Psychotic Disorders
Chapter 4. Schizophrenia and Other Psychotic Disorders Schizophrenia is one of the most severe and persistent and debilitating of all the mental disorders. It is a psychotic disorder, characterized by…
Cognitive Disorders: Delirium, Dementia, and Amnestic Disorders
Chapter 8. Cognitive Disorders: Delirium, Dementia, and Amnestic Disorders Dementia, delirium, and amnestic and other cognitive disorders are biologic illnesses with two defining characteristics in common. The first characteristic is…
Disorders of Infancy, Childhood, and Adolescence
Chapter 7. Disorders of Infancy, Childhood, and Adolescence Childhood and adolescence are more dynamic than any other human developmental period and are characterized by continual change, transition, and reorganization. “Normal”…
Adjustment Disorders
Chapter 5. Adjustment Disorders Adjustment disorders represent a group of diagnostic categories that describe a maladaptive reaction to clearly identifiable stressful events or situations. Stressors may be categorized as follows:…
Pharmacology
chapter 3 Pharmacology Objectives After studying this chapter, the student should be able to: 1 Verbalize the importance of using all aspects of the nursing process in the administration of medications….
Pediatric Nursing
chapter 8 Pediatric Nursing Objectives After studying this chapter, the student should be able to: 1 Explain the developmental changes that occur in each age group from birth through adolescence. 2 Describe…
Mental Health Nursing
chapter 6 Mental Health Nursing Objectives After studying this chapter, the student should be able to: 1 Define ego defense mechanisms; name five examples. 2 Compare and contrast therapeutic communication techniques and…
