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Record Nr.

UNINA9911019905503321

Autore

Woods Phil <1963->

Titolo

Risk assessment and management in mental health nursing / / Phil Woods and Alyson M. Kettles

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chichester, West Sussex ; ; Ames, Iowa, : Wiley-Blackwell, 2009

ISBN

9786612371011

9781282371019

1282371010

9781444312171

1444312170

9781444312164

1444312162

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (viii, 256 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

KettlesAlyson <1956->

Disciplina

616.89/0231

616.890231

Soggetti

Psychiatric nursing - Risk assessment

Nursing - Risk assessment

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

Risk Assessment and Management in Mental Health Nursing; Contents; Foreword; Contributors; Chapter 1 Introduction Phil Woods and Alyson M. Kettles; Chapter 2 Risk Assessment and Management John Cordall; Chapter 3 The Theory of Risk Alyson M. Kettles and Phil Woods; Chapter 4 Instrumentation Phil Woods and Alyson M. Kettles; Chapter 5 Risk to Others Phil Woods; Chapter 6 Risk to Self B. Lee Murray and Eve Upshall; Chapter 7 Risk of Substance Misuse Lois Dugmore; Chapter 8 Conclusions Alyson M. Kettles and Phil Woods; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Risk assessment and management is a core element of mental health practice, and all nurses need to be aware of the risks surrounding them and their patients in order to create a safe working environment.  This timely and accessible text explores how nurses can enhance their skills, and improve their practice so that risk is assessed and managed safely and effectively.  Risk Assessment and Management in Mental Health



Nursing explores issues including context and definitions of risk, risk assessment tools and techniques, strategies for preventing risk situations, suicide, self-harm, neg