| Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing Contributor(s): Tilley (Author) |
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ISBN: 0632058455 ISBN-13: 9780632058457 Publisher: John Wiley & Sons OUR PRICE: $81.65 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2005 Annotation: Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing: The Field of Knowledge provides an analytical and critical introduction to the current state of knowledge in psychiatric and mental health nursing in the UK.The first section of the book explores current professional, disciplinary and educational contexts. In the second section leading UK authors from diverse academic settings provide case studies of the knowledge and scientific traditions they draw on to inform their practice, understand patient needs, and foster different aspects of nursing practice.In the final section the UK authors comment on each other 's accounts. Those chapters and comments are then discussed by leading overseas academics to provide an invaluable international perspective. The final stage is a sociologically-informed analysis which identifies sociopolitical trends in order to make sense of the UK and international views. The editor then assesses the potential for intellectual integration and collective advance in psychiatric and mental health nursing. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Psychology | Psychopathology - General - Medical | Nursing - Psychiatric & Mental Health |
| Dewey: 616.890 |
| LCCN: 2004009497 |
| Physical Information: 0.52" H x 7.14" W x 9.66" (1.27 lbs) 266 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing: The Field of Knowledge provides an analytical and critical introduction to the current state of knowledge in psychiatric and mental health nursing in the UK. The first section of the book explores current professional, disciplinary and educational contexts. In the second section leading UK authors from diverse academic settings provide case studies of the knowledge and scientific traditions they draw on to inform their practice, understand patient needs, and foster different aspects of nursing practice. In the final section the UK authors comment on each other's accounts. Those chapters and comments are then discussed by leading overseas academics to provide an invaluable international perspective. The final stage is a sociologically-informed analysis which identifies sociopolitical trends in order to make sense of the UK and international views. The editor then assesses the potential for intellectual integration and collective advance in psychiatric and mental health nursing. |