Physical health and well-being in mental health nursing: clinical skills for practice

✍ Scribed by Nash, Michael Joseph

Publisher: McGraw-Hill/Open University Press
Year: 2014
Tongue: English
Leaves: 258
Edition: Second edition
Category: Library

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✦ Synopsis

This book was the first of its kind to focus on providing mental health nurses with the core knowledge they need.

Abstract:

This groundbreaking book equips mental health nurses with knowledge of physical health issues and clinical insights into best practice. Read more...

✦ Table of Contents

Content: Physical Health and Well-Being in Mental Health Nursing: Clinical Skills for Practice
Physical Health and Well-Being in Mental Health Nursing: Clinical Skills for Practice
Praise for this book
Contents
About the author
Acknowledgements
Abbreviations and acronyms
Part 1 Introducing physical health and mental illness
1 An introduction to physical health in mental illness
2 An introduction to key concepts in measuring health and illness
3 Principles of physical health assessment in mental health care
Part 2 Physical assessment skills for practice. 4 Clinical skills for physical assessment in mental health settings5 Physical assessment: assessing cardiovascular health
6 Assessing respiratory health in mental health
7 Assessing nutrition, diet, and physical activity
Part 3 Physical health and well-being in practice
8 Medication, adverse drug reactions, and physical health
9 Physical health emergencies in mental health settings
10 Practical steps in improving the physical health of people with severe mental illness
References
Index
Advert
Back Cover.

✦ Subjects

Psychiatric nursing.;Mentally ill;Diseases.;Mentally ill;Health and hygiene.;HEALTH & FITNESS / Diseases / General;MEDICAL / Clinical Medicine;MEDICAL / Diseases;MEDICAL / Evidence-Based Medicine;MEDICAL / Internal Medicine

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