Essentials of Mental Health Nursing
eBook - ePub

Essentials of Mental Health Nursing

  1. 768 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Essentials of Mental Health Nursing

About this book

This ground-breaking textbook gathers contributions from service users, expert practitioners and leading academics to help students develop the core knowledge and skills they need to qualify as mental health nurses.Focusing in particular on helping students apply person-centred, compassionate and recovery-focused care, service-user voices and practical case studies are integrated throughout the book.Students are also given a rounded understanding of the key debates they will face in practice through the exploration of both bio-medical and psycho-social approaches.

Key features include:

  • Voices and case studies from real practising nurses and students help students apply knowledge to practice.
  • Critical thinking activities, debates, and 'What's the Evidence' summaries help students develop higher level critical thinking and evidence based practice skills. Further reading and free SAGE journal articles facilitate independent learning.
  • Online Multiple-Choice Quizzes and Flashcards make revision simple and fun.
  • The free interactive ebook gives students the freedom to learn anywhere!
  • Online resources: free quizzes, case studies, SAGE journal articles and more, which can be usedfor flipped classroom activities to make teaching more interactive.

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Yes, you can access Essentials of Mental Health Nursing by Karen Wright, Mick McKeown, Karen Wright,Mick McKeown in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Medicine & Psychiatry & Mental Health. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Information

Publisher
SAGE Publications Ltd
Year
2018
Print ISBN
9781412961974
eBook ISBN
9781526418180
Edition
1
Topic
Medicine
Subtopic
Psychiatry & Mental Health

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Acknowledgements
  4. Title Page
  5. Copyright Page
  6. Acknowledgements
  7. Contents
  8. Guide to your book
  9. Notes on the Editors and Contributors
  10. Acknowledgements
  11. Introduction
  12. Part A Context of Mental Health
  13. 1 The Context and Nature of Mental Health Care in the 21St Century
  14. 2 Overview of Mental Health Nurse Education and Training
  15. 3 Working with Other Professionals
  16. 4 Meaningful Service User Involvement
  17. 5 Working With Families and Carers
  18. 6 Diversity Issues Within Mental Health Care
  19. 7 Organisations and Settings for Mental Health Care
  20. 8 The Policy Context for Contemporary Mental Health Care
  21. 9 Madness and the Law
  22. 10 Independent Advocacy in Mental Health Care
  23. 11 The Ethical Mental Health Nurse
  24. Part B Key concepts and debates
  25. 12 Psychiatric Understandings of Mental Health
  26. 13 Sociological Understandings of Mental Health
  27. 14 Critical Psychological Ideas and Practices
  28. 15 Philosophical Understanding of Mental Health
  29. 16 Spiritual Care: Understanding Service Users, Understanding Ourselves
  30. 17 Wellbeing in Mental Health Care
  31. 18 Recovery-Orientated Practice
  32. 19 Employment and Recovery in Mental Health Care
  33. Part C Skills for Care and Therapeutic Approaches
  34. 20 Compassionate Communication in Mental Health Care
  35. 21 Therapeutic Engagement For Mental Health Care
  36. 22 Mental Health Assessment
  37. 23 Mental Health Care Planning
  38. 24 Mental Health Care Coordination
  39. 25 Mental Health Risk Assessment: A Personalised Approach
  40. 26 Minimising Violence and Related Harms
  41. 27 Cognitive Behavioural Therapies
  42. 28 Psychosocial Interventions to Support Carers
  43. 29 Self-Help and Peer Support in Recovery
  44. 30 Therapeutic Communities, Democracy and the New Recovery Movement
  45. 31 Public Mental Health: Prevention and Promotion
  46. 32 Primary Mental Health Care
  47. 33 Meeting The Physical Health Needs of Mental Health Service Users
  48. 34 Psychopharmacology for Mental Health Nurses
  49. 35 Non-Medical Alternatives for Crisis Care
  50. Part D Tailoring Care to People with Specific Needs
  51. 36 DEMENTIA: ASSESSMENT AND CARE APPROACHES
  52. 37 Child and Adolescent Mental Health Care
  53. 38 Care of People with Eating Disorders
  54. 39 Care of Individuals Who Self-Harm or Experience Suicidal Feelings
  55. 40 Palliative and End-Of-Life Care in Mental Health Care
  56. Part E Transition to Practice
  57. 41 Democratic Leadership for Mental Health Care
  58. 42 Clinical Supervision in Mental Health Care
  59. 43 Commissioning for Mental Health Services
  60. 44 Transferable Skills and Transition: Becoming A Mental Health Nurse and Beyond
  61. 45 Compassionate Mental Health Care in Times of Uncertainty
  62. Appendix Mental Health Legislation in the UK
  63. References
  64. Glossary of Terms
  65. Index