Davis Advantage for Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing 10th Edition

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 build confidence and feel more comfortable speaking 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

“Real People, Real Stories” boxes featuring interviews with patients who have chapter-relevant disorders, including substance use disorders, ADHD/OCD, gender dysphoria, and more

List of core concepts at the beginning of each chapter with definitions 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

Case studies and exercises designed to stimulate critical thinking