Fundamentals of Mental Health Nursing

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Andrew Clifton (University of Suffolk, Ipswich, UK) Steve Hemingway (University of Huddersfield, UK)

Fundamentals of Mental Health Nursing

Andrew Clifton (University of Suffolk, Ipswich, UK), Steve Hemingway (University of Huddersfield, UK), Anne Felton (Nottingham Trent University, UK) , Ian Peate

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Wiley-Blackwell
10 April 2025

Nursing fundamentals & skills; Psychiatric nursing

Series: Fundamentals

Evidence-based introduction to the role of the mental health nurse, covering social, political, psychological, and biological aspects of mental health

Fundamentals of Mental Health Nursing is an accessible, evidence-based introduction to the role of the mental health nurse, exploring the concepts of mental health and distress, ethics and accountability, key nursing models to be aware of, and the prevalence, predisposing factors, and features of the most commonly occurring mental health problems. This book places mental health conditions and interventions within a wider holistic context, situates recovery at the centre of mental health nursing practice, and links key concepts to mental health across the lifespan.

This second edition contains revised content throughout as well as five new chapters on race, ethnicity, and diversity; sexuality, gender, and identity; global challenges for mental health; care planning in mental health; and transition to registration in leadership and resilience. Fundamentals of Mental Health Nursing includes:

Different ways of defining mental health, and how different definitions can potentially ignore social factors that may influence health, such as poverty Social, political, and psychological factors that impact mental wellbeing and recovery, from cultural inequalities to poor housing, to trauma and cognitive behavior Biological theory related to mental health, covering brain structure, neurochemistry, medication, and more Today’s most common mental health problems including anxiety, mood disorders, psychosis, substance misuse, eating disorders, and organic disorders

Fundamentals of Mental Health Nursing is a comprehensive and easy-to-understand reference on the subject for student nurses enrolled in pre-registration graduate nursing programmes, as well as early career nurses, nurses returning to practice, and healthcare assistants and assistant practitioners.

Edited by: Andrew Clifton (University of Suffolk Ipswich UK), Steve Hemingway (University of Huddersfield, UK), Anne Felton (Nottingham Trent University, UK)
Series edited by: Ian Peate
Imprint: Wiley-Blackwell
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: 2nd edition
Dimensions: Height: 255mm, Spine: 27mm
Weight: 1.077kg
ISBN: 9781394178742
ISBN 10: 1394178743
Series: Fundamentals
Pages: 464
Publication Date: 10 April 2025
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

ABOUT THE EDITORS Andrew Clifton is Associate Professor in the School of Nursing, Midwifery and Public Health at the University of Suffolk. Steve Hemingway is Senior Lecturer in Mental Health Nursing at the University of Huddersfield. Anne Felton is Head of the Institute of Health and Allied Professions, Nottingham Trent University.

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Fundamentals of Mental Health Nursing

Andrew Clifton (University of Suffolk, Ipswich, UK), Steve Hemingway (University of Huddersfield, UK), Anne Felton (Nottingham Trent University, UK) , Ian Peate

$76.95

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