Mental Health in Nursing

Mental Health in Nursing
ISBN-10
0729543390
ISBN-13
9780729543392
Category
Medical
Pages
696
Language
English
Published
2020-10-13
Publisher
Elsevier
Authors
Kim Foster, Peta Marks, Anthony O'Brien

Description

The 5th edition of this highly regarded text has a new title and approach which builds on the foundations of previous editions to acknowledge mental health as essential to holistic nursing practice in every setting. Written by Kim Foster, Peta Marks, Anthony O'Brien and Toby Raeburn - a team of highly respected mental health nursing educators, researchers and clinicians, the new edition has been carefully reorganised to reflect contemporary mental health nursing practice and highlight the value of consumer perspectives. With a key focus on specialist mental health nursing, the new chapters introduce the integration of mental health nursing knowledge and skills across a range of generalist and mental health clinical settings. Mental Health in Nursing, 5th edition is an invaluable resource for all nursing students, whatever their practice area. Consumer perspectives provided by Jarrad Hickmott, Lived Experience Consultant Historical anecdotes encourage reflection and understanding of contemporary mental health nursing practice An eBook included in all print purchases Restructured and presented in 3 parts: Section 1: Positioning Practice describes the context and importance of nursing in mental health and includes a new chapter on self-care Section 2: Knowledge for Practice addresses the specialist practice of mental health nursing. Each chapter examines specific mental health conditions, assessment, nursing management and relevant treatment approaches Section 3: Contexts of practice features scenario-based chapters with a framework to support mental health screening, assessment, referral and support, across a range of clinical settings

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