Learning. Applying. Assessing. Davis Advantage for Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing delivers the must-know content in an engaging format across a Learning-Applying-Assessing continuum. The comprehensive textbook, combined with a personalized learning and online quizzing platform, creates an innovative learning experience for students and an integrated solution for instructors, whether you''re teaching traditionally or virtually. An access code inside new, printed texts unlocks an ebook, as well as access to Davis Advantage with Davis Edge. LEARNING-The Textbook Clearly written, with comprehensive coverage of key topics, the 10th Edition of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing delivers what nursing students need to meet the challenges of health care today. It delivers an evidence-based, holistic approach to psychiatric nursing practice, focusing on both physiological and psychological disorders, and addresses both the biological and behavioral components of mental illness.

Designed to be used in longer psychiatric mental health nursing courses, this text provides students with a comprehensive grounding in therapeutic approaches as well as must-know DSM-5 disorders and nursing interventions. APPLYING-Online Personalized Learning Davis Advantage immerses students in a learning experience tailored to their needs. Through dynamic, interactive activities, students are assessed on their comprehension of key topics and are then given a Personalized Learning Plan based on their strengths and weaknesses. Instructors are equipped with actionable analytics and Personalized Teaching Plans to track students'' progress, remediate where needed, and facilitate an active learning environment, whether online or in-person. ASSESSING-Online Quizzing Davis Edge''s online quizzing uses NCLEX®-style questions for assessment and remediation. It''s adaptive, question-based format gives students the additional practice they need to develop critical-thinking skills, master course content, and perform well on course and board exams, while providing instructors with real-time data to track comprehension and participation. 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 that have 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 Interactive Clinical Scenarios: Real-world case studies that walk students through the nursing process with client summaries, multiple-choice questions with rationales, and drag-and-drop activities for specific disorders. Davis Edge: Thousands of NCLEX-style questions aligned to Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing with page references Comprehensive rationales for both correct and incorrect responses to promote in-depth understanding and to help students understand the logic behind each question Test-taking tips to help prepare students for classroom exams and the NCLEX® Alternate-format questions that build students'' confidence for these more difficult types of questions, including select all that apply (SATA), prioritization, and ordered response Analytics that provide instructors with need-to-know insight into how students'' comprehension and test-taking skills are progressing Integrated ebook for reference anytime, anywhere.