Physical Health and Well Being in Mental Health Nursing: Clinical - Skills for Practic

This groundbreaking book equips mental health nurses with knowledge of physical health issues and clinical insights into best practice.

List of contents

About the author
Acknowledgements
Abbreviations and acronymsPart 1: Introducing physical health and mental illness
An introduction to physical health in mental illness
An introduction to key concepts in measuring health and illness
Principles of physical health assessment in mental health carePart 2: Physical assessment skills for practice
Clinical skills for physical assessment in mental health settings
Physical assessment: assessing cardiovascular health
Assessing respiratory health in mental health
Assessing nutrition, diet and physical activityPart 3: Physical health and well-being in practice
Medication, adverse drug reactions and physical health
Physical health emergencies in mental health settings
Practical steps in improving the physical health of people with severe mental illnessReferences
Index

About the author

Michael Nash is Assistant Professor of Mental Health Nursing at Trinity College Dublin, Ireland. Prior to this role he taught at Middlesex University, UK, where he recently completed a professional doctorate. He is widely published in the field of mental health and physical health and has done extensive research into this area of practice.

Product details

• Authors: Nash, Michael Nash
• Publisher: Open University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 16.05.2014
• EAN: 9780335262861
• ISBN: 978-0-335-26286-1
• No. of pages: 256
• Series: Open University Press; UK Higher Education OUP Humanities & Social Sciences Health & Social Welfare; UK Higher Education OUP Humanities & Social Sciences Health & Social Welfare
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General