Mental Health Nursing at a Glance.

Intro -- Mental Health Nursing at a Glance -- Copyright -- Contents -- How to use your revision guide -- About the companion website -- Introduction -- Practice tree example -- Part 1 Essential skills -- Chapter 1 Care, compassion and communication -- Introduction -- Professional competencies -- The context -- Types of communication -- Listening and responding -- The 6 Cs -- Further reading -- Chapter 2 Building therapeutic relationships -- Introduction -- Professional competencies -- The context -- The therapeutic self -- Empathy -- Professional boundaries -- Reflection -- Further reading -- Chapter 3 Values-based practice -- Introduction -- Professional competencies -- The context -- Ethical theory -- Code of conduct -- Ethical reasoning -- Values-based practice -- Further reading -- Chapter 4 Managing clinical risk -- Introduction -- Competencies -- The context -- Risk -- Risk management -- Risk and organisational culture -- Clinical governance -- Further reading -- Chapter 5 Infection prevention and control -- Introduction -- Competencies -- The context -- Physical health interventions -- Spreading of infections -- Infection control practices -- Infection control skills -- Further reading -- Chapter 6 Nutrition and fluid management -- Introduction -- Competencies -- The context -- Assessing nutrition and fluid intake -- Nutrition support -- Health promotion -- Further reading -- Chapter 7 Elimination -- Introduction -- Competencies -- The context -- Elimination assessment -- Incontinence -- Assisting with elimination -- Further reading -- Chapter 8 Clinical observations -- Introduction -- Competencies -- The context -- Pulse -- Respiratory rate -- Blood pressure -- Temperature -- Further reading -- Chapter 9 Documentation -- Introduction -- Professional competencies -- The context -- The function of documentation -- Documentation standards.

Improving record keeping -- Further reading -- Chapter 10 Medicines management -- Introduction -- Professional competencies -- The context -- Medication management standards -- Further reading -- Part 2 Nursing individuals with mental health needs -- Chapter 11 Assessment -- Introduction -- Professional competencies -- The context -- Types of assessments -- Assessment tools -- Assessment skills -- Assessment and care delivery -- Further reading -- Chapter 12 Risk -- Introduction -- Competencies -- The context -- Risk assessment -- Type of risk assessments -- Managing risk -- Further reading -- Chapter 13 Classification -- Introduction -- Competencies -- The context -- Classification -- Diagnosis -- Mental health nursing practice -- Further reading -- Chapter 14 Psychological interventions -- Introduction -- Competencies -- The context -- Psychological therapies -- Psychological interventions -- Being evidence-based -- Collaboration -- Further reading -- Chapter 15 Schizophrenia -- Definitions -- Clinical features -- Risk factors -- Management -- Psychological interventions -- Further reading -- Chapter 16 Depression -- Definitions -- Clinical features -- Risk factors -- Management -- Psychological interventions -- Further reading -- Chapter 17 Bipolar affective disorder -- Definitions -- Clinical features -- Risk factors -- Management -- Psychological interventions -- Further reading -- Chapter 18 Anxiety -- Definitions -- Clinical features -- Risk factors -- Management -- Psychological Interventions -- Further reading -- Chapter 19 Eating disorders -- Definitions -- Clinical features -- Risk factors -- Management -- Psychological interventions -- Further reading -- Chapter 20 Personality disorders -- Definitions -- Clinical features -- Risk factors -- Management -- Psychological interventions -- Further reading.

Chapter 21 Learning disabilities and mental health -- Definitions -- Clinical features -- Risk factors -- Management -- Psychological interventions -- Further reading -- Chapter 22 Functional disorders in older adults -- Definitions -- Clinical features -- Risk factors -- Management -- Psychological interventions -- Further reading -- Chapter 23 Dementia -- Definitions -- Clinical features -- Risk factors -- Management -- Psychological interventions -- Further reading -- Chapter 24 Acute confusional states -- Definitions -- Clinical features -- Risk factors -- Management -- Psychological interventions -- Further reading -- Chapter 25 Drug and alcohol misuse -- Definitions -- Clinical features -- Risk factors -- Management -- Psychological interventions -- Further reading -- Chapter 26 Children and adolescent mental health -- Definitions -- Clinical features -- Risk factors -- Management -- Psychological interventions -- Further reading -- Chapter 27 Recovery -- Introduction -- Competencies -- The context -- The recovery process -- The components of recovery -- The recovery approach -- Further reading -- Chapter 28 Physical wellbeing -- Introduction -- Competencies -- The context -- Factors -- Physical health assessment -- Managing physical health -- Further reading -- Chapter 29 Mental health law -- Introduction -- Competencies -- The context -- The Human Rights Act -- The Mental Capacity Act -- The Mental Health Act -- Further reading -- Chapter 30 Medication and ECT -- Introduction -- Competencies -- The context -- ECT -- Types of psychiatric medication -- 30 Medication and ECT - ctd -- Children -- Further reading -- Part 3 Leadership skills -- Chapter 31 Organising care -- Introduction -- Competencies -- The context -- Organising care delivery -- Person-centred care -- Best practice -- Further reading -- Chapter 32 Leadership -- Introduction.

Competencies -- The context -- Models of leadership -- Improving practice -- Further reading -- Chapter 33 Managing people -- Introduction -- Competencies -- The context -- People management skills -- Coaching and mentoring -- Managing change -- Further reading -- Chapter 34 Time management -- Introduction -- Competencies -- The context -- Delegation -- Stress management -- Further reading -- Chapter 35 Decision-making -- Introduction -- Competencies -- The context -- Analysing the evidence -- Challenges -- Real-time decisions -- Further reading -- Chapter 36 Utilising research -- Introduction -- Competencies -- The context -- Scientific evidence -- Naturalistic evidence -- Practice evidence -- Further reading -- Chapter 37 Reflection -- Introduction -- Competencies -- The context -- Structured reflection -- Clinical supervision -- Further reading -- Chapter 38 Lifelong learning -- Introduction -- Competencies -- The context -- Prep -- Expert practice -- Further reading -- Appendix: Clinical procedures -- Taking a pulse -- Taking a blood pressure -- Measuring respiration -- Measuring peak flow -- Measuring temperature -- Undertaking a urinalysis (dipstick testing) -- Measuring blood glucose -- References and bibliography -- Glossary -- Index -- End User License Agreement.

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