Nursing and multidisciplinary care of the mentally disordered offender / / edited by David Robinson and Alyson Kettles

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910821659403321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London ; ; Philadelphia, : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, c2000
• ISBN: 1-84642-689-8
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (250 pages)
• Collana: Forensic focus ; ; 14
• Altri autori (Persone): RobinsonDavid Keith; KettlesAlyson <1956->
• Disciplina: 610.73/68
• Soggetti: Forensic psychiatric nursing; Offenders with mental disabilities; Forensic nursing
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 284-302) and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Nursing and Multidisciplinary Care of the Mentally Disordered Offender -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Preface -- 1 Educational aspects of forensic nursing -- 2 Overview and contemporary issues in the role of the forensic nurse in the UK -- 3 The practitioner new to the role of forensic psychiatric nurse in the UK -- 4 A two-nation perspective on issues of practice and provision for professionals caring for mentally disordered offenders -- 5 The role of forensic nurses in the community -- 6 A forensic psychiatry perspective -- 7 Clinical psychology and the forensic nursing role -- 8 Transfer of case management from forensic social worker to forensic nurse -- 9 Reclaiming the soul: a spiritual perspective on forensic nursing -- 10 Autonomy and Personhood -- 11 The Role of the Forensic Nurse in Clinical Supervision -- 12 Staff Stress, Coping Skills and Job Satisfaction in Forensic Nursing -- 13 The Role of the Forensic Psychiatric Nurse in the Netherlands -- 14 Forensic Mental Health Care in Australia -- 15 The Role of the Forensic Nurse in Canada -- 16 The Role of the Forensic Nurse in the USA -- 17 The Role of Forensic Nurses in Norway -- 18 The Role of the Forensic Nurse in Germany -- 19 A Global Perspective in Forensic Nursing -- 20 From a Reactive Past into the Proactive New Millennium -- Appendix: Patients' Charter for the State Hospital -- References -- The Contributors -- Subject Index ; -- Author Index.
• Sommario/riassunto: The aim of this book is to provide a multidisciplinary perspective on the training needed to work with mentally disordered patients, as well as to examine the key characteristics of the forensic nursing role. Attempting to examine the role of the professional forensic nurse and explore the multi-professional boundaries within mental health.