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9780335233991

Physical Health and Well-Being in Mental Health Nursing Clinical Skills for Practice

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  • ISBN13:

    9780335233991

  • ISBN10:

    0335233996

  • Edition: 1st
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2010-01-01
  • Publisher: Open Univ Pr
  • Purchase Benefits
List Price: $47.00

Summary

This groundbreaking book provides mental health nurses with the core knowledge of the physical health issues that they need for their work, and places these in a context that can be easily integrated into clinical practice. Michael Nash considers the risk factors and assessment priorities amongst different mental health client groups and provides clinical insights into how best to work with service users to ensure their health is assessed and improved.Readers are encouraged to critically examine the notion that poor health in clients is solely related to lifestyle factors and how best they can contribute to better health outcomes for their clients.The book includes coverage of: Core concepts of physical health/illness in mental illness Impacts of physical illness on people with severe mental illness Current practice issues and barriers to good physical health Each chapter includes case studies, examples, diagrams and exercises for self-testing and reflection,which will help readers develop their own skills and practice.Physical Health and Well-Being in Mental Health Nursingis a must-have text for students and practitioners working in mental health nursing. It is also useful reading for practice nurses, district nurses, midwives and all allied health practitioners.

Author Biography

Michael Nash MSc, PCLT, BSc (Hons), RMN, FHEA is Lecturer in Psychiatric Nursing in the School of Nursing and Midwifery at Trinity College Dublin. He has published in Mental Health Practice and in Edlines RCN on the topic of physical health in mental health settings, and his MSc looked at Diabetes within mental health client groups..

Table of Contents

About the authorp. ix
Acknowledgementsp. xi
Abbreviations and acronymsp. xiii
An introduction to physical health in mental illnessp. 1
An introduction to key concepts in measuring health and illnessp. 14
Clinical skills for physical assessment in mental health settingsp. 26
Principles of physical health assessment in mental health carep. 61
Physical assessment: assessing cardiovascular healthp. 79
Assessing respiratory health in mental healthp. 101
Assessing nutrition, diet and physical activityp. 126
Medication, adverse drug reactions and physical healthp. 151
Physical health emergencies in mental health settingsp. 174
Practical steps in improving the physical health of people with severe mental illnessp. 191
Referencesp. 206
Indexp. 219
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