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OverviewNow for the first time nurses have a comprehensive and reliable guide to the care of patients in the mental health setting. The Oxford Handbook of Mental Health Nursing gives concise, practical and expert advice on all aspects of this specialized and challenging field. Giving a complete picture of the role of the mental health nurse, the handbook gives a systematic summary of the prevalence, features and nursing management of the major mental disorders. The handbook covers the vast majority of scenarios a mental health nurse will ever encounter. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Patrick Callaghan , Helen WaldockPublisher: Oxford University Press Imprint: Oxford University Press Dimensions: Width: 10.70cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 18.60cm Weight: 0.261kg ISBN: 9780198568988ISBN 10: 0198568983 Pages: 496 Publication Date: 24 September 2006 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Out of Print Availability: Out of stock Table of ContentsReviews"""Not only does it provide a guide for a range of interventions used in mental health nursing but it also furnishes the reader with a clear and concise guide to a variety of agencies, both statuatory and voluntary, relating to mental health care and management, which all mental health nurses should be aware of...[it is] written by mental health nurses for mental health nurses, as opposed to theorists or academics who can sometimes lose touch with the reality of caring for individual with mental health problems..."" - justfornurses.co.uk ""... clear, well-thought out and... comprehensive companion for mental health nurses is a helpful structure on which to build competent, sensitive and effective practice."" - Nursing Standard ""I was left with an overwhelming feeling of regret on reading this book that I am not about to start my career all over again. It is not a book to borrow, it is one you must own."" - From the Foreword by Professor Peter Nolan, Staffordshire University, UK" Not only does it provide a guide for a range of interventions used in mental health nursing but it also furnishes the reader with a clear and concise guide to a variety of agencies, both statuatory and voluntary, relating to mental health care and management, which all mental health nurses should be aware of...[it is] written by mental health nurses for mental health nurses, as opposed to theorists or academics who can sometimes lose touch with the reality of caring for individual with mental health problems... justfornurses.co.uk ... clear, well-thought out and... comprehensive companion for mental health nurses is a helpful structure on which to build competent, sensitive and effective practice. Nursing Standard I was left with an overwhelming feeling of regret on reading this book that I am not about to start my career all over again. It is not a book to borrow, it is one you must own. From the Foreword by Professor Peter Nolan, Staffordshire University, UK Author InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |