Emergencies in mental health nursing / edited by Patrick Callaghan.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Callaghan, Patrick.

Series:

Emergencies in...

Emergencies in-- series

Oxford medical publications

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Psychiatric emergencies.

Psychiatric nursing.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (195 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book provides a practical, accessible guide for mental health nurses confronted with emergencies so as to enable them to manage these emergencies in a therapeutic, safe and legally proper manner. As with all emergencies, the immediate care of patients with mental health problems must be simple and quick, and so this book comprises easy to read bulletted short notes with an emphasis on establishing the diagnosis while maintaining a high index of suspicion. The book is from thesame team as the Oxford Handbook of Mental Health Nursing, to which it is cross-referenced.

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Contributors; Symbols and abbreviations; 1 Introduction; 2 Violence and aggression; 3 Self-harm and suicidal behaviour; 4 Medical emergencies; 5 Emergencies associated with substance misuse; 6 Emergencies associated with older adults; 7 Emergencies associated with children; 8 Emergencies associated with medication; 9 Legal frameworks; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; V; W; Z

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-19-174079-9

1-283-65819-4

0-19-164518-4

OCLC:

813536170