Main description:

This ground-breaking textbook gathers contributions from service users, expert practitioners and leading academics to help students develop the core knowledge and skills they need to qualify as mental health nurses. Focussing in particular on helping students apply person-centred, compassionate and recovery-focussed care, service-user voices and practical case studies are integrated throughout the book. Students are also given a rounded understanding of the key debates they will face in practice through the exploration of both bio-medical and psycho-social approaches.
Key features include:
Voices and case studies from real practising nurses and students help students apply knowledge to practice.Critical thinking activities, debates, and `What's the Evidence' summaries help students develop higher level critical thinking and evidence based practice skills. Further reading and free SAGE journal articles facilitate independent learningOnline MCQs and Flashcards makes revision simple and fun.The free interactive ebook gives students the freedom to learn anywhere!Online Lecturer resources: free MCQs, video debates, SAGE journal articles and more, which can be used for flipped classroom activities or lectures to make teaching more interactive.

Contents:

PART ONE: CONTEXTIntroduction - Karen Wright & Mick McKeownChapter 1 Context and nature of Mental Health care in the 21st century - Karen Wright, Mick McKeown & Jonathan GadsbyChapter 2 Overview of Mental Health Nurse Education and Training - Steve PryjmachukChapter 3 Working with Other Professionals - Scott Reeves & Simon FletcherChapter 4 Meaningful Involvement - Julia Terry et. alChapter 5 Families & Carers - Simon Hall & Mandy ReedChapter 6 Diversity Issues within Mental Health Care - Tommy Dickinson et alChapter 7 Organisations and Settings for Care - Joe Foster et alChapter 8 Policy in Mental Health Care - Ian Hullatt & Ben HanniganChapter 9 Madness and the Law in Mental Health Care - Bob SpaceyChapter 10 Advocacy in Mental Health Care - Julie Ridley et alChapter 11 The Ethical Mental Health Nurse - Karen Wright & Alan ArmstrongPART TWO: KEY CONCEPTS AND DEBATESChapter 12 Psychiatric Understandings of Mental Health - Duncan DoubleChapter 13 Sociological Understandings of Mental Health - David Pilgrim & Mick McKeownChapter 14 Psychological Understandings of Mental Health - Richard BentallChapter 15 Phylosophical Understandings of Mental Health - Tim ThorntonChapter 16 Spiritual Care: Understanding the Service User, Understanding Ourselves - Julian Raffay & Don BryantChapter 17 Dementia - David PulsfordChapter 18 Child and Adolescent Mental Health - Maddie Burton, Laura Burton & Karen WrightChapter 19 Eating Disorders in Mental Health Care - Karen Wright, Maddie Burton & Laura BurtonChapter 20 Wellbeing in Mental Health Care - Kevin Acott et alChapter 21 Recovery Oriented Practice in Mental Health Care - Karen MachinChapter 22 Employment and Recovery in Mental Health Care - Chris Essen et alChapter 23 Compassionate Communication in Mental Health Care - Sue Barker & Sophie WilliamsChapter 24 Meeting the Considerable Physical Health Needs of Mental Health Service Users - Jacquie WhiteChapter 25 Therapeutic Engagement in Mental Health Care - Mandy Reed & Simon HallChapter 26 Assessment in Mental Health Care - Steve Trenoweth & Nicky MooneChapter 27 Care Planning in Mental Health Care - Michael KellyChapter 28 Care Coordination in Mental Health Care - Michael Coffey et alChapter 29 Risk Assessment in Mental Health Care - Alison Pearsall & John ButlerChapter 30 Prevention and Management of Aggression in Mental Health Care - Joy DuxburyChapter 31 Psychological Therapies in Mental Health Care - Sarah TraillChapter 32 Psychosocial Interventions in Mental Health Care - Doug MacInnesPART THREE SKILLS FOR CARE AND THERAPEUTIC APPROACHESChapter 33 Self Help and Peer Support in Mental Health Care - Alan Simpson & Sue HenryChapter 34 Democracy in Mental Health Care - Gary Winship et alChapter 35 Non-Medical Alternatives for Crisis Care: Implications for Mental Health Nurses - Helen Spandler and Mick McKeown Chapter 36 Public Mental Health: Prevention and Promotion - Rhiannon Corcoran and Rosie Mansfield Chapter 37 Primary Mental Health Care - Nick Bohannon & Sumaiyaa Khoda Chapter 38 Psychopharmacology for Mental Health Nurses - Jennie DayChapter 39 Palliative and End of Life Care - Jim Turner et alChapter 40 Self Harm and Suicidal Feelings - Karen James & Isaac SamuelsPART FOUR: TRANSITION TO PRACTICEChapter 41 Leadership and Management in Mental Health Care - Karen Wright & Mick McKeownChapter 42 Clinical Supervision in Mental Health Care - Natalie Miles & Karen WrightChapter 43 Commissioning - Ged McCannChapter 44 Transferable Skills and Transition- Becoming a Registered Nurse and Beyond - Kevin Moore & Marie O'NeillChapter 45 Compassionate Care in Times of Uncertainty - Karen Wright, Mick McKeown & Mike Thomas