Mental Health in Nursing

• High-quality, evidence-based content developed specifically to meet the learning needs of students and novice clinicians in Australia and New Zealand
• Describes the foundational principles and core mental health skills required by all nurses
• Covers generalist health settings - content is relevant for nursing students across their curriculum
• Focuses on mental health not mental illness - an emphasis on recovery-oriented practice, trauma informed-car, and the value of building therapeutic relationships
• Articulates and demonstrates the expert knowledge and skills of mental health nurses and includes information on professional self-care for all nurses
• Covers how to assess, manage and treat the major mental health problems people commonly experience
• Provides scenarios for mental health screening, assessment, referral and support across a range of clinical settings
• Key points, anecdotes, critical thinking exercises, tables and references in every chapter support learning
• Online resources for nurses in the workplace, including videos and clinical scenarios
• Commentaries by experts by Lived Experience in all chapters – understand what’s helpful and what’s not.

New to this edition

• New First Peoples chapters from both New Zealand and Australia – how to provide cultural safety
• New chapter on preparing for mental health clinical placements
• More content on suicide
• More content on the impact of trauma, adverse childhood events on mental health and addictions