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Mental health care for nurses : applying mental health skills in the general hospital / edited by Anthony Harrison and Chris Hart.

Contributor(s): Harrison, Anthony, 1961- | Hart, Christopher, RGN.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Oxford ; Malden, MA : Blackwell Pub., c2006Description: xviii, 230 p. ; 25 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 1405124555 (pbk. : alk. paper); 9781405124553.Subject(s): Psychiatric nursing | Psychiatric hospital care | Nurse and patient | Mental Health Services | Hospitals, General | Inpatients -- psychology | Nursing Care -- methods | Psychiatric Nursing -- methods | Residential Facilities | Nursing & ancillary services | Nursing | Health and WellbeingDDC classification: 616.89 MEN
Contents:
The provision of holistic care -- Psychological responses to illness and injury -- The legal and ethical context of mental health care in the general hospital -- Caring for the person displaying challenging behaviour -- Breaking bad news -- The role of the mental health liaison team -- Depression and anxiety -- Self-harm and suicide prevention -- Perinatal and maternal mental health -- Caring for the person with a serious mental illness -- Alcohol and illicit drug use -- Caring for older people with mental health problems -- Challenges to the delivery of holistic care.
Summary: Mental health is a significant factor in providing effective nursing care for patients in hospital and residential settings. The text explores the context of mental health care in hospital and residential settings, and covers topics such as self-harm and suicide prevention and maternal and peri-natal mental health problems.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Mental health is a significant factor in providing effective nursing care for patients in hospital and residential settings. Non-mental health nursing staff often lack the confidence, knowledge and skills to effectively meet the mental health needs of patients who are experiencing psychiatric problems and psychological distress. Mental Health Care for Nurses: Applying mental health skills in the general hospital provides a step-by-step guide which will help nurses identify these needs and address them in practice.

The first part of Mental Health Care for Nurses: Applying mental health skills in the general hospital explores the context of mental health care in hospital and residential settings and provides a practical framework for assessment, planning and delivery of mental health care. The second part explores specific topics such as self-harm and suicide prevention, caring for the patient displaying challenging behaviour, maternal and perinatal mental health problems, mental health problems associated with old age, mood disorders, and illicit drug and alcohol dependence.

Formerly CIP. Uk

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Includes web resources.

The provision of holistic care -- Psychological responses to illness and injury -- The legal and ethical context of mental health care in the general hospital -- Caring for the person displaying challenging behaviour -- Breaking bad news -- The role of the mental health liaison team -- Depression and anxiety -- Self-harm and suicide prevention -- Perinatal and maternal mental health -- Caring for the person with a serious mental illness -- Alcohol and illicit drug use -- Caring for older people with mental health problems -- Challenges to the delivery of holistic care.

Mental health is a significant factor in providing effective nursing care for patients in hospital and residential settings. The text explores the context of mental health care in hospital and residential settings, and covers topics such as self-harm and suicide prevention and maternal and peri-natal mental health problems.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • Introduction
  • Part 1 The Principles of Mental Health Care in the General Hospital
  • Chapter 1 The Provision of Holistic Care
  • Chapter 2 Psychological Response to Illness and Injury
  • Chapter 3 The Legal and Ethical Context of Mental Health Care in the General Hospital
  • Chapter 4 Caring for the Person Displaying Challenging Behaviour
  • Chapter 5 Breaking Bad News
  • Chapter 6 The Role of the Mental Health Liaison Team
  • Part 2 Mental Health Care in the General Hospital
  • Chapter 7 Depression and Anxiety
  • Chapter 8 Self-harm and Suicide Prevention
  • Chapter 9 Perinatal and Maternal Mental Health
  • Chapter 10 Caring for the Person with a Serious Mental Illness
  • Chapter 11 Alcohol and Illicit Drug Use
  • Chapter 12 Caring for the Older Person with Mental Health Problems
  • Chapter 13 Challenges to the Delivery of Holistic Care

Author notes provided by Syndetics

Anthony Harrison is Consultant Nurse in Liaison Psychiatry and Visiting Fellow, University of the West of England, Bristol. Chris Hart is Nurse Consultant in Liaison Psychiatry and Principle Lecturer, Kingston. The contributors are all consultant nurses in liaison psychiatry.