Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing
Videbeck · 10th Edition
Complete chapter-by-chapter study guide aligned with Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing (10th Edition). Includes summaries, learning objectives, and NCLEX-style practice questions for all 24 chapters.
Overview
Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing (10th Edition) by Sheila Videbeck is the standard psych-mental health text for nursing programs, and its 24 chapters across four units move from theory and the nurse-client relationship through every major psychiatric disorder. This study guide is written from scratch to match it chapter for chapter, so you review in the same order Videbeck presents the material and always know where a disorder or concept fits. For every chapter you get a plain-English summary of the key concepts, the chapter's learning objectives laid out up front, and NCLEX-style practice questions with a full rationale for every answer, so it teaches you why each choice is right or wrong rather than just handing you a key. You'll start with Unit 1's current theories and practice — foundations, neurobiologic theories and psychopharmacology, psychosocial theories and therapy, and treatment settings — then move through Unit 2's nurse-client relationship content covering therapeutic relationships, communication, response to illness, and assessment. Unit 3 covers current social and emotional concerns including legal and ethical issues, grief and loss, anger and aggression, and abuse and violence, before Unit 4 works through nursing practice for every major psychiatric disorder: trauma and stressor-related disorders, anxiety, OCD, schizophrenia, mood disorders and suicide, personality disorders, addiction, eating disorders, somatic symptom illnesses, neurodevelopmental disorders, disruptive behavior disorders, and cognitive disorders. Every unit is matched to the 10th Edition's numbering so your review stays in sync with lecture and clinical rotations. As you study you'll practice recognizing symptom clusters and prioritizing therapeutic communication and safety interventions the way psych clinical scenarios and the NCLEX both expect. Whether you're prepping for a unit exam or reviewing psych content before the licensure exam, this printable companion is built to be highlighted, annotated, and kept for the whole program. Original, independently written, and not affiliated with the publisher.
Aligned with undergraduate psychiatric-mental health nursing courses and written in an NCLEX-RN style — the practice questions mirror how psychiatric content is tested on course exams and the licensure exam.
- 720+ practice questions
- 24 chapters
- ~120 pages
- Instant PDF download
What you'll learn
The major topics this guide walks you through, matched to the textbook's order:
- Foundations of psychiatric-mental health nursing
- Neurobiologic theories and psychopharmacology
- Therapeutic relationships and communication
- Psychiatric assessment
- Legal and ethical issues in psychiatric nursing
- Grief, loss, anger, and aggression
- Abuse and violence
- Trauma and anxiety disorders
- Schizophrenia and mood disorders
- Personality disorders and addiction
- Eating disorders and somatic symptom illnesses
- Neurodevelopmental and cognitive disorders
Need the textbook itself?
The textbook itself, by Sheila L. Videbeck (Wolters Kluwer/Lippincott), is a widely adopted psychiatric-mental health nursing text known for pairing theory with realistic therapeutic-communication scenarios.
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Chapters covered
Every chapter below is fully covered in the PDF — summary, learning objectives, key terms, and NCLEX-style practice questions with rationales.
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What exactly do I get?
A printable PDF study guide covering all 24 chapters of Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing (10th Edition) — chapter summaries, learning objectives, and NCLEX-style practice questions with rationales. One file, lifetime access, no subscription.
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Does this match the 10th Edition specifically?
Yes — it's built around the 10th Edition, following its four-unit, 24-chapter structure. If your course uses an earlier edition, most content still lines up, though a few chapters may be renumbered.
Is this the textbook or a study guide?
It's an original, independently written study guide that reviews the same topics in the same order — plain-English summaries, learning objectives, and NCLEX-style practice questions with rationales. It does not reproduce the textbook and isn't affiliated with the publisher.
Will it match my edition?
This guide is built around the 10th Edition. If your class uses a different edition, chapter numbering may shift slightly, but the topics and learning objectives are usually unchanged.
Do I still need the textbook?
The study guide is a companion, not a replacement — it helps you study efficiently and review fast, but you'll still want the textbook for full depth and any assigned readings. You can buy new, rent, or find a used copy through the price links on this page.
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Is this a test bank or copied from the textbook?
No. This is an original study guide written to align with Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing — summaries, objectives, and practice questions with rationales, not a reproduced publisher test bank or copied text.
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About this study guide
This is an original study guide written to align with the topics and learning objectives covered in Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing (10th Edition) by Videbeck. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or licensed by the publisher or the textbook's authors. All summaries, practice questions, and explanations are independently authored.