Psychiatric & Mental Health Nursing
- 4th Edition - September 26, 2016
- Latest edition
- Authors: Katie Evans, Debra Nizette
- Language: English
Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing has established itself as Australia and New Zealand’s foremost mental health nursing text and is an essential resource for all undergraduat… Read more
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Description
Description
Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing has established itself as Australia and New Zealand’s foremost mental health nursing text and is an essential resource for all undergraduate nursing students.
This new edition has been thoroughly revised and updated to reflect current research and changing attitudes about mental health, mental health services and mental health nursing in Australia and New Zealand.
Key features
Key features
Set within a recovery and consumer-focused framework, this text provides vital information for approaching the most familiar disorders mental health nurses and students will see in clinical practice, along with helpful suggestions about what the mental health nurse can say and do to interact effectively with consumers and their families.
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Table of contents
Table of contents
PART 1 - Preparing for psychiatric and mental health nursing Chapter 1 - The effective nurseChapter 2 - Recovery as the context for practice Chapter 3 - Historical foundations Chapter 4 - Professional, legal and ethical issues Chapter 5 - Settings for mental health PART 2 - Influences on mental healthChapter 6 - Mental health theory and influence across the lifespanChapter 7 - Trauma, crisis, loss and griefChapter 8 - Physical health NEW! PART 3 - The people with whom mental health nurses workChapter 9 - Mental health and wellness in Australia and New ZealandChapter 10 - Working with families in mental healthChapter 11 - Indigenous mental health in Australia and New Zealand Chapter 12 - Disorders of childhood and adolescence Chapter 13 - Mental disorders of older ageChapter 14 - Intellectual disabilities Chapter 15 - Forensic mental health nursing PART 4 - Mental disorders that people experienceChapter 16 - Schizophrenia and psychotic disorders Chapter 17 - Mood disordersChapter 18 - Personality disorders Chapter 19 - Anxiety, trauma and stress-related disorders Chapter 20 - Eating disorders Chapter 21 - Substance use and comorbid mental health disorders PART 5 - What mental health nurses can do to helpChapter 22 - Mental health promotion, prevention and primary healthcare NEW!Chapter 23 - Assessment in mental health nursing Chapter 24 - Challenging behaviour, risk and responses NEW!Chapter 25 - Therapeutic interventions Chapter 26 - Psychopharmacology
Product details
Product details
- Edition: 4
- Latest edition
- Published: September 27, 2016
- Language: English
About the authors
About the authors
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Katie Evans
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