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Essentials of
Psychiatric
MentalHealth
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Nursing
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CONCEPTS OF CARE IN
EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE
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Mary C.Townsend,dsn,pmhcns-bc
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Clinical Specialist/Nurse Consultant
Adult Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing
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Former Assistant Professor and
Coordinator, Mental Health Nursing
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Kramer School of Nursing
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Oklahoma City University
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Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
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Townsend, Mary C., 1941–
Essentials of psychiatric/mental health nursing : concepts of care in evidence-based practice / Mary C.Townsend. — fifth ed.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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ISBN-13: 978-0-8036-2338-5
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1. Psychiatric nursing. I.Title.
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[DNLM: 1. Psychiatric Nursing—methods. 2. Mental Disorders—nursing. WY 160 T749e 2011]
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