| Physical Health and Well-Being in Mental Health Nursing: Clinical Skills for Practice Contributor(s): Nash Michael (Author), Nash, Michael (Author) |
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ISBN: 0335233996 ISBN-13: 9780335233991 Publisher: Open University Press OUR PRICE: $52.50 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2010 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Medical | Nursing - Psychiatric & Mental Health |
| Dewey: 616.890 |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6.6" W x 9.3" (1.00 lbs) 288 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The physical health of people with severe mental illnesses is high on the mental health care policy and practice agendas, as recent evidence shows high prevalance of ill-health amongst SMI groups, in particular diabetes, heart disease, COPD, and general poor health. Factors that have created this public health issue are multiple, and touch on lifestyle, a lack of focus on physical health in mental health settings, lack of clinical awareness and skills, as well as the impact of treatments and medications. . . The 2006 Chief Nursing Officers review of mental health nursing practice it was highlighted as a key priority for practice and as a result, mental health curriculums are being adapted at many nursing schools so that MH students receive more teaching on physical health, both as a public health issue and directly relating to their own clinical skills. This trend will no doubt continue internationally where the public health trend is similar to ours. . . Clinical nursing books and those on public health issues focus very much on adult branch settings, and to date no text exists that gets mental health nursing students up-to-speed on physical well-being issues of their client group or focuses on the clinical skills they need on the job. . . This groundbreaking textbook will offer the following: . . 1.Coverage of core concepts of physical health/illness in mental illness |