Recipient of the prestigious American Journal of Nursing's 2011 Book of the Year Award for two categories: Gerontologic Nursing and Mental Health!Geropsychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, Second Edition addresses the knowledge and skills necessary in the assessment and nursing care of older adults experiencing common late life mental health and psychiatric problems. This text features experts in gerontological nursing and geropsychiatric fields and provides essential information for advanced practice and professional nurses in addition to graduate and undergraduate nursing students. The Second Edition has been completely revised and updated to include crucial areas such as assessment, diagnosis, psychopharmacology, and behavioral management strategies in nursing care of older adults. New to this edition are case studies in each chapter and discussion questions. This new edition also presents the work of the Geropsychiatric Nursing Collaborative (GPNC) in its entirety. The focus of the GPNC is to improve the education of nurses who care for elders suffering from depression, dementia, and other mental health disorders. The collaborative effort enhances extant competencies for all levels of nursing education, focusing on older adults with mental health/illness concerns. Shared in the Appendix are the competency statements developed for basic, graduate, post-graduate, and continuing education nursing programs. Graduate level Geropsychiatric and Mental Health Nursing coursesGraduate level Gerontological Nursing courses (both NP and CNS Master's Degree specialties)Graduate Adult Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing Master's Degree ProgramsGraduate Certificate Programs (for Baccalaureate-prepared nurses or nurse practitioners) in: -Geropsychiatric and Mental Health Nursing -Gerontological Nursing -Long-Term Care NursingUpper-level Undergraduate Programs in: -Nursing Care of Older Adults courses -Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing courses -Nursing Care of Clients Experiencing Acute and Chronic Illness (c) 2011 538 pages