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Mental Health Nursing

Competencies for Practice

  • The first mental health nursing text devoted to a competencybased approach
    Explores the use of 'Exit Profile' competencies within a range of clinical settings and across a variety of mental health client groups
    Case studies, and activities throughout

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Table of contents (32 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxx
  2. Background to Good Practice and Effective Learning

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
    2. How Can Nurses Meet the Needs of Mental Health Clients?

      • Sue Jackson, Chris Stevenson
      Pages 32-45
    3. Carer Issues in Mental Health

      • Val Chapman
      Pages 56-65
  3. Prevention and Health Promotion

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 77-77
    2. Common Mental Health Problems

      • Denis A. Hart
      Pages 79-94
    3. Mental Health Promotion

      • Dennis Cross
      Pages 95-106
    4. Risk Prevention

      • Denis A. Hart, Stephan D. Kirby
      Pages 119-131
    5. Creating and Maintaining a Safe Environment

      • Neil Woodward, Lyn Williams, Peter Melia
      Pages 132-146
  4. Continuum of Treatment

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 147-147
    2. Interdisciplinary Approaches to Community Mental Health Practice

      • Denis A. Hart, Angela Hall
      Pages 149-163
    3. Using Counselling in Mental Health Practice

      • Maggie Hadland
      Pages 178-194
    4. Some Brief Psychological Therapies

      • Jan Connolly, Sheila Arnold
      Pages 195-208

About this book

Pre-registration nurse training across the UK is now competency based and this is the first mental health nursing text devoted to this approach. It explores the practical application of a competency based Exit Profile for mental health nursing students, which ensures that there is consistency in the essential knowledge, skills and attitudes that mental health nursing students will acquire by the end of their training programmes. This timely and contemporary text will be an essential resource for all Mental Health Branch nursing students.

Editors and Affiliations

  • School of Health and Social Care, University of Teesside, England

    Stephan D. Kirby, Denis A. Hart, Dennis Cross, Gordon Mitchell

About the editors

STEPHAN D. KIRBY is Senior Lecturer (Forensic Health and Social Care) at the School of Health and Social Care, University of Teesside.

GORDON MITCHELL is Senior Lecturer at the School of Health and Social Care, University of Teesside.

DENNIS CROSS is Principal Lecturer (Mental Health) at the School of Health and Social Care, University of Teesside.

DENIS HART is Visiting Lecturer, at School of Health and Social Care, University of Teeside.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Mental Health Nursing

  • Book Subtitle: Competencies for Practice

  • Editors: Stephan D. Kirby, Denis A. Hart, Dennis Cross, Gordon Mitchell

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4039-9756-2

  • Publisher: Red Globe Press London

  • eBook Packages: Palgrave Social & Cultural Studies Collection, Social Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2004

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: 528

  • Additional Information: Previously published under the imprint Palgrave

  • Topics: Nursing