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Record Nr.

UNINA9910456390503321

Autore

Nash Michael

Titolo

Physical health and well-being in mental health nursing : clinical skills for practice / / Michael Nash

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Maidenhead, [England] : , : McGraw-Hill : , : Open University Press, , 2010

©2010

ISBN

1-283-33854-8

9786613338549

0-335-24013-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (241 p.)

Disciplina

610.7368

Soggetti

Psychiatric nursing

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front cover; Half page title; Title page; Copyright page; Dedication; Contents; About the author; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations and acronyms; 1 An introduction to physical health in mental illness; 2 An introduction to key concepts in measuring health and illness; 3 Clinical skills for physical assessment in mental health settings; 4 Principles of physical health assessment in mental health care; 5 Physical assessment: assessing cardiovascular health; 6 Assessing respiratory health in mental health; 7 Assessing nutrition, diet and physical activity

8 Medication, adverse drug reactions and physical health9 Physical health emergencies in mental health settings; 10 Practical steps in improving the physical health of people with severe mental illness; References; Index; Back cover

Sommario/riassunto

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.