Full Description
Mental Health Nursing: Dimensions of Praxis 3rd Edition prepares student nurses by equipping them with innovative skills and essential knowledge for their mental health careers. It shows how to apply assessment processes to treatment practice, work with clients with a range of disorders, and apply nursing intervention strategies in order to achieve best practice outcomes.
The cross section of expert authors who are both educators and professionals gives readers realistic perspectives and insights on how to work and care for consumers. This new edition has incorporated further engaging learning features to help students relate theory to practice, including multiple choice quizzes which help them test their learning.
Contents
Part 1: Contexts of Contemporary Practice1.A Brief History: The Role of the Nurse in Caring for the Mentally Ill in Australia and New Zealand (Aotearoa) Philip Warelow 2.Diagnostic Systems Used in Clinical Assessment Karen Harder, Ian Munro, Annette Woodhouse3.Physical and Mental Health Steve Hemingway, Julie Sharrock, Gagan Kaur-Legha4.Promoting Mental Health Eileen Petrie, Evan Bichara 5.Primary Mental Health Care Kate Cogan, Freyja Millar6.Resilience, Recovery and Reconnection Karen-leigh Edward, Tony Welch, Louise Byrne 7.Nurses' Health and Self-care Glen Taylor, Daniel Nicholls, Wendy Cross8.Law and Ethics Scott Trueman9.Consumer and Carer Participation and Leadership Evan Bichara, Susan Johnson, Ian MunroPart 2: Challenges to People's Mental Health10.Mood and Anxiety Disorders Margaret McAllister, Wendy Cross11.Psychosis and Psychotic Disorders Simon Dodd, Sandy Jeffs 12.Complexities and Rewards of Working with People with Personality Disorders Robert Trett, Haley Peckham 13.Eating Disorders Leanne Javen, Alan Moore, Alyson Marchesani14.Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs Naomi Crafti, Victoria Manning15.Psychopharmacology Chris Alderman, Karen-leigh Edward16.The Older Person Robyn Garlick17.Young People's Mental Health Kristy Young, Christine PoolePart 3: Praxis of Mental Health Nursing18.Psychotherapeutic Essentials Robert Trett, Haley Peckham, James Houghton 19.Case Management Karen-leigh Edward20.Prevention and Management of Aggression Gerald A. Farrell21.Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, New Zealand Maori and Remote Area Mental Health Verena Tinning, Graeme Thompson22.Cultural and Linguistic Diversity Don Gorman, Wendy Cross, Suzanne Willey23.Forensic Mental Health NursingJo Ryan, Chris Quinn
