• Useful for clinician to find the information to effectively handle specific patient problems.
• The nursing student can use this resource as a supplement to other resources and will be useful throughout nursing school curriculum.
• New sections on homeless with chronic illness and caring for patients in disaster.
• New interventions focusing on new anti-psychotic medications.
• Expanded coverage on dual diagnosis, emotional response to community disasters, preventing the escalation of violence and alternative and complementary treatments.
• The concise, quick reference format used throughout this resource allows the nurse to easily find information on a specific psychosocial problem commonly seen in practice.
• Organized to provide easy access to information on etiology, assessment, age-specific implications, nursing diagnosis and interventions, patient/family education, interdisciplinary management including pharmacology, and community based care.

Additionally, you''ll get valuable added features, available only from Skyscape:

• Built-in Medical Calculators: Provide instant access from within clinical topics to the Clinical Institute Withdrawal Assessment of Alcohol Scale, Revised (CIWA-AR)
• Full Images: Vivid images that aid in diagnostic workup.
• Table Viewer: All the richness of extensive tables, easily viewable on the compact screen of your mobile device.

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