Acute Mental Health Nursing: From Acute Concerns to the Capable Practitioner
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Overview
Recent mental health policy has focused on developing community-based services, but the reality remains that patients experiencing acute episodes of illness are mainly cared for in hospital settings. Acute Mental Health Nursing has been developed as a guide to the core knowledge and skills required for working in inpatient settings.
Synopsis
Aiming to improve acute adult in-patient mental health care, Harrison et al. assemble 11 chapters by nurses and practitioners in the UK and US that address issues presented by the Standard Nursing and Midwifery Advisory Committee in 1999 and the NIMHE in 2002. They discuss assessment, the measurement of health and social functioning, social inclusion, strategies for survival, the UK and US systems, integrated care pathways, risk assessment and management, observation, cognitive behavior therapy, psychosocial interventions, and medication management. The text is intended for students and mental health professionals. Annotation © 2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR