"The Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice, 3rd Edition, is an essential document for every psychiatric-mental health nurse practicing in the United States. The scope of practice statement answers the who, what, when, where, how, and why questions of psychiatric-mental health nursing. The standards provide authoritative statements of the actions and behaviors that all registered psychiatric-mental health nurses are expected to competently perform, regardless of role, population, specialty, and setting. The product of extensive thought work by many registered nurses, this new edition provides 17 national standards of practice and professional performance. Each standard is accompanied by detailed competencies for the three practice levels. This premier professional resource informs and guides psychiatric-mental health nurses in their vital work providing safe, quality, and competent care"--Publisher's description.

Scope of practice of psychiatric-mental health nursing -- Introduction -- History and evolution of psychiatric-mental health nursing -- Levels of PMH nursing practice -- Contemporary factors influencing PMH nursing practice -- Meeting and anticipating population health needs: reinventing mental health treatment -- Meeting population health needs: settings and roles -- Ethical issues in psychiatric-mental health nursing -- Standards of psychiatric-mental health nursing practice. Standard 1. Assessment -- Standard 2. Diagnosis -- Standard 3. Outcomes identification -- Standard 4. Planning -- Standard 5. Implementation -- Standard 5a. Coordination of care -- Standard 5b. Health teaching, health literacy, and health promotion -- Standard 5c. Consultation -- Standard 5d. Pharmacological/biological therapies and prescriptive authority -- Standard 5e. Complementary/integrative therapies -- Standard 5f. Milieu therapy -- Standard 5g. Therapeutic relationship -- Standard 5h. Counseling and psychotherapy -- Standard 6. Evaluation -- Standards of professional performance. Standard 7. Ethics -- Standard 8. Cultural humility -- Standard 9. Communication -- Standard 10. Professional collaboration -- Standard 11. Leadership -- Standard 12. Education -- Standard 13. Evidence-based practice and research -- Standard 14. Quality of practice -- Standard 15. Professional practice evaluation -- Standard 16. Resource utilization -- Standard 17. Environmental health.