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999 _c11265
_d11265
020 _a9780060000370
050 0 0 _aRC440
_bBOY 2015
100 _aBoyd,Marry Ann
_eauthor
245 1 0 _aPsychiatric Nursing:
_bContemporary Practice /
_cMary Ann Boyd
250 _aFifth edition
264 1 _aPhiladelphia:
_bWolter Kluwer,
_c2015
300 _a898 pages
_billustrations
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _an
_bunmediated
_2rdamedia media
338 _anc
_bvolume
_2rdacarrier
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520 _a"Psychiatric-mental health advanced practice registered nurses (PMH-APRN) are like water-they are flexible, fluid, and go where they are needed. Deinstitutionalization of psychiatric patients resulted in not only more community-based treatment, but also new and expanded outpatient roles for psychiatric nurses. Now, in addition to employing them for outpatient needs, our society is seeking PMH-APRNs to provide treatment in nursing homes and prisons. Further, the recent COVID-19 pandemic has substantially increased the need for mental health providers, providing tele-mental health services as well as traditional services in a number of venues. The longer terms effects of the pandemic place have led to an increased demand for mental health services, for the worried well as those who suffer from a wide range of mental illnesses. The continued need for APRNs is reflected by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, which predicts a 31% growth in the number of all APRNs from 2014 to 2024, while the prediction for all other occupations is only a 7% increase. Furthermore, in an increasing number of states, APRNs are able to independently function within their full scope of practice"--
650 1 2 _aPsychiatric Nursing
_xmethods
650 2 2 _aAdvanced Practice Nursing
_xmethods
650 2 2 _aMental Disorders
_xnursing
700 1 _aFitzpatrick, Joyce J.,
_d1944-
_eeditor.
942 _2lcc
_cBK
_efifth edition
_h440
_iBOY
_kRC