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Record Nr.

UNINA9910464577703321

Autore

Nash Michael (Michael Joseph)

Titolo

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

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berkshire, England : , : Open University Press : , : McGraw-Hill Education, , 2014

©2014

ISBN

0-335-26287-2

Edizione

[Second edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (258 p.)

Disciplina

610.7368

Soggetti

Psychiatric nursing

Mentally ill - Diseases

Mentally ill - Health and hygiene

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

Physical Health and Well-Being in Mental Health Nursing: Clinical Skills for Practice; Physical Health and Well-Being in Mental Health Nursing: Clinical Skills for Practice; Praise for this book; Contents; About the author; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations and acronyms; Part 1 Introducing physical health and mental illness; 1 An introduction to physical health in mental illness; 2 An introduction to key concepts in measuring health and illness; 3 Principles of physical health assessment in mental health care; Part 2 Physical assessment skills for practice

4 Clinical skills for physical assessment in mental health settings5 Physical assessment: assessing cardiovascular health; 6 Assessing respiratory health in mental health; 7 Assessing nutrition, diet, and physical activity; Part 3 Physical health and well-being in practice; 8 Medication, adverse drug reactions, and physical health; 9 Physical health emergencies in mental health settings; 10 Practical steps in improving the physical health of people with severe mental illness; References; Index; Advert; Back Cover

Sommario/riassunto

This book was the first of its kind to focus on providing mental health



nurses with the core knowledge they need.