Acute Mental Health Nursing From Acute Concerns to the Capable Practitioner [Paperback]

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.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.'Comprehensively tackles a range of key issues that the student or advanced practitioner in acute mental health nursing will face& I recommend this book, which will provide a useful resource for anyone interested in this important area of nursing' - Journal of Community NursingAn Introduction to Acute Mental Health Care - David Howard
From Acute Concerns to Capable Practioner
Acute Psychiatric In-Patient Assessment - Joe Curran and Paul Rogers
Measuring Health and Social Functioning Using HoNOS - Mick James and Damian Mitchell
Social Inclusion and Acute Care - Julie Repper and Rachel Perkins
Strategies for Surviving Acute Care - Alison Faulkner
Case Management - Martin Ward and Gail W Stuart
Perspectives of the UK and US Systems
Integrated Care Pathways - Julie Hall
The `Acute' Context
Risk Assessment and Management in Acute Mental Health Care - David Duffy, Mike Doyle and Tony Ryan
Observation - Julia Jones and Ann Jackson
Cognitive Behaviour Therapy in In-Patient Care - Kevin Gournay
Psychosocial Interventions - Ian Baguley and Julie Dulson
Medication Management - Richard Gral.