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The physical care of people with mental health problems : a guide for best practice / edited by Eve Collins, Mandy Drake and Maureen Deacon.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Sage knowledge.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Psychiatric nursing.
- People with mental disabilities--Care.
- People with mental disabilities.
- Mental Disorders--nursing.
- Mental Health Services.
- Nursing Process.
- Psychiatric Nursing--methods.
- Medical Subjects:
- Mental Disorders--nursing.
- Mental Health Services.
- Nursing Process.
- Psychiatric Nursing--methods.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (238 pages) : illustrations
- Place of Publication:
- Los Angeles : SAGE, [2013]
- Summary:
- This accessible, practical text provides mental health practitioners with the core knowledge and skills they need to be able to care effectively for the physical health of those who have been diagnosed with mental illness.
- Contents:
- chapter 1. The physical health needs of individuals with mental health problems, setting the scene
- chapter 2. Physical health assessment in mental health practice
- chapter 3. Understanding metabolic syndrome in mental health practice
- chapter 4. Cardiovascular health in mental health practice
- chapter 5. Respiratory health in mental health practice
- chapter 6. Oncology in mental health practice
- chapter 7. The physical effects of commonly misused substances on people with mental health problems
- chapter 8. Sexual health in mental health practice
- chapter 9. Wound care in mental health practice
- chapter 10. Prescribing in mental health practice : The balancing act
- chapter 11. Promoting physical wellbeing
- chapter 12. Infection prevention and control in mental health practice
- chapter 13. Legal and ethical matters.
- Notes:
- Part of the SAGE Knowledge collection.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 208-228) and index.
- Description based on MARC record for print version.
- Other Format:
- Print version :
- ISBN:
- 9781526401991 (ebook) :
- OCLC:
- 1017714615
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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