Text 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 (Accessible on the Distance Learning Hub) Walks students through the nursing process with simulated scenarios that help them to learn how to think like a nurse in a safe setting Features 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 Advantage (Added December 2020) Creates personalized learning plans tailored to students' individual needs Reinforces learning and engages students through videos and interactive activities to further drive mastery Provides Personalized Teaching Plans that support instructors in both virtual and in-person classroom settings Tracks individual progress and class performance so students know where they need to focus their studies and instructors can intervene when necessary Integrated ebook for reference anytime, anywhere Davis Edge Thousands of NCLEX(R)-style questions aligned to Essentials of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing Comprehensive rationales for both correct and incorrect responses to promote in-depth understanding and to help students understand the logic