Introducing mental health nursing : a service user-oriented approach / Brenda Happell, Leanne Cowin, Cath Roper, Richard Lakeman, Leonie Cox.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Happell, Brenda, author.

Cowin, Leanne, author.

Lakeman, Richard, author.

Cox, Leonie, author.

Roper, Cath, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Psychiatric nursing.

Nurse and patient.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (432 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

London : Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group, 2020.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Introducing Mental Health Nursing offers a systematic overview of both the science and the art of caring for people experiencing mental health problems. It addresses the attitudes, knowledge and skills required to provide care for service users across all health-care settings, from specialist mental health services to general hospitals and community care.The authors place the service user at the centre of all aspects of mental health care and emphasise the importance of the therapeutic relationship as the cornerstone of good mental health nursing practice. Emphasis is placed on the role of the nurse as an intrinsic member of the mental health team, and nurses are encouraged to think critically about the perspectives that they bring to their practice.The second edition has been fully revised and updated, with increased focus on Indigenous social and emotional well-being, as well as two new chapters on Recovery and Cultural Safety. A must-have book for undergraduate nursing students, new graduates and professionals changing specialties or simply wishing to refresh their mental health nursing knowledge.'This is a brave and dignified text - beautifully written and conceived and given the current texts available - a must for any serious undergraduate nursing program in an Australian university.' - David Buchanan, De Montfort University, Leicester, United Kingdom'I recommend this text to all students of nursing, whether you intend to pursue a career in this speciality or if you simply desire to provide the best care possible in any field of practice.' - Associate Professor Stephen Elsom RN PhD, Director, Centre for Psychiatric Nursing, The University of Melbourne

Contents:

Figures and tablesAcknowledgementsPreface PART I BACKGROUND AND CONTEXT FOR MENTAL HEALTH NURSING1. Introduction2. Conceptual frameworks guiding mental health nursing3. Recovery4. Mental health practice settings5. Legal, ethical and professional issues in mental health nursingPART II DEFINING AND UNDERSTANDING MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS6. Diagnosing mental illness7. Symptomatology in mental health8. Sociological understandings of mental health and Indigenous social and emotional well-beingPART III TREATING MENTAL ILLNESS9. Physical treatments in mental health care10. Treatments in mental health: complementary and other therapiesPART IV MENTAL HEALTH NURSING ROLES AND PRACTICE11. Mental health and illness assessment12. Nursing care in mental health13. Treatments in mental health: psychotherapy14. Cultural safety15. A safe environment16. Mental health issues across the health care sectorIndex

Notes:

"First published 2008 by Allen & Unwin."

OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.

ISBN:

9781003116202

1003116205

9781000250046

1000250040

9781000257632

1000257630

9781000253825

1000253821

OCLC:

1182800139

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.