mental health

"A nurse generalist who has obtained additional training to provide care as a clinical nurse specialist with advanced nursing expertise or as a nurse practitioner who diagnoses, prescribes, & treats psychiatric disorders"

"Any nurse with basic training (diploma, associate degree, baccalaureate degree) in nursing"

A broad field that addresses what happens after people with illnesses are seen by providers of clinical care

A condition that occurs along with another disorder

A classifications of mental disorders the includes descriptions of diagnostic categories.

The provision of health care through methods which are not face-to face but rather through an electronic medium

the quantitative study of the distribution of mental disorders in the human populations

A method of care that integrates the latest & best available research

refers to the number of new cases of mental disorders in a healthy population within a given period of time

"A state of well-being in which each individual is able to realize his or her own potential. Cope with the normal stresses of life, work productively & fruitfully, & make a contribution to the community"

conceptual line used to represent levels of mental health & mental illness that vary from person to person & vary for a particular person overtime

"A clinically significant behavioral or psychological syndrome marked by the patient's distress, disability, or the risk of suffering disability or loss of freedom"

A listing of research-based nursing intervention labels that provide standardization of expected nursing interventions

A classification system which defines & describes patient outcomes to nursing interventions

"The central interests of a particular discipline. In nursing they are commonly considered to be person, health, environment, & nursing"

refers to the total number of cases of a disease within a population at a given time

this specialty area in nursing & core mental health profession promotes mental health through the nursing process in the treatment of mental health problems & psychiatric disorders

"a definition of mental health that evolves over time & is shaped by the prevailing culture & societal values. It reflects changes in culture norms, society's expectations, political climates, & even reimbursement criteria by third-party payers"

"is a nursing gratuate who possesses a diploma, associate dergee, or baccalaurete degree & chooses to work in the specialty of psychiatric mental health nursing"

"the ability to adopt & cope which helps people to face tragedies, loss, trauma, & severe stress"