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Placement Learning in Mental Health Nursing
A guide for students in practice
- 1st Edition - September 2, 2012
- Editors: Gemma Stacey, Karen Holland, Anne Felton, Paul Bonham
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 7 0 2 0 - 4 3 0 3 - 1
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 7 0 2 0 - 5 1 6 9 - 2
Worried about your Mental Health placement? Will you fit in? Will you have the right skills? What do you need to learn for practice assessments? This book will help you with al… Read more
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Request a sales quoteWorried about your Mental Health placement? Will you fit in? Will you have the right skills? What do you need to learn for practice assessments?
This book will help you with all these concerns. It will tell you what to expect from the placement, what you can learn, how to link theory and practice, and how to make the most of your learning opportunities.
Placement Learning in Mental Health Nursing covers the following areas:
- A logical, step-by-step approach to preparing for a mental health placement
- Helps make the most of learning opportunities
- Explains how to develop mental health competencies
- Narratives from other students describe what the placement will really be like
- Honest discussion of the challenges of a mental health placement to help avoid problems
- Advice on possible approaches to situations that may arise
- Keeps the aim of recovery as a central philosophy in line with contemporary thinking in mental health services.
- Takes a logical, step-by-step approach to preparing for learning on a mental health placement
- Introduces the principles of care, support and treatment of an individual with mental health problems, linking university-learned theory to practice
- Uses narratives from other students to describe what the placement will really be like
- Highlights potential learning opportunities and experiences available on a mental health placement
- Explains how to develop your clinical portfolio by completing specific exercises and activities
- Maps all activities and exercises to the NMC competencies
- Discusses the possible challenges that may arise during a mental health placement and advises on approaches to a range of situations
- Keeps the aim of recovery as a central philosophy in line with contemporary thinking in mental health care.
Series features:
Nursing students
- No. of pages: 264
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Published: September 2, 2012
- Imprint: Bailièrre Tindall
- Paperback ISBN: 9780702043031
- eBook ISBN: 9780702051692
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Gemma Stacey
Gemma Stacey is the Associate Dean for Practice in the School of Social Sciences at Nottingham Trent University. In this role, Gemma provides strategic direction, oversight, and support for Knowledge Exchange (KE) activities within the School, ensuring alignment with the University's Enriching Society strategic objective.
She fosters a culture of excellence, innovation, and continuous improvement in KE, while championing the Teaching and Practice pathway and promoting collaborations with external partners.
Affiliations and expertise
Associate Dean for Practice, School of Social Sciences, Nottingham Trent UniversityKH
Karen Holland
Affiliations and expertise
Founding Editor of Nurse Education in Practice ,Senior lecturer (Honorary ),School of Health and Society,University of SalfordAF
Anne Felton
Affiliations and expertise
Lecturer in Mental Health and Social Care, School of Nursing, Midwifery and Physiotherapy, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UKPB
Paul Bonham
Affiliations and expertise
Lecturer in Mental Health and Social Care, School of Nursing, Midwifery and Physiotherapy, University of Nottingham, Derby Education Centre, London Road Community Hospital, Derby, UK