Psychiatric and mental health nursing. (©2013)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: [edited by] Ruth Elder, Katie Evans, Debra Nizette.
• Other Names: Elder, Ruth; Evans, Katie; Nizette, Debra
• Contents: Cover image; Title page; Table of Contents; Copyright; Foreword; Preface; About the editors; Contributors; Reviewers; PART 1: Preparing for psychiatric and mental health nursing; Chapter 1: The effective nurse; Introduction; Caring; Hope and spirituality; Therapeutic use of self; Self-awareness; Reflection; Professional boundaries; Stress and burnout; Professional supportive relationships; Conclusion; Chapter 2: Recovery as the context for practice; Introduction; Recovery as the context of practice; Background to recovery in mental health; The relationship between theory and practice. Values base for recovery-informed practiceEssentials of recovery-informed practice; Recovery-informed service provision; Changing beliefs about the focus of nursing practice; Conclusion; Chapter 3: Historical foundations; Introduction; The value of historical antecedents; Past ideas about mental disorder; Mental disorders found in Graeco-Roman sources; Mental disorders not found in the ancient literature; Gender and healthcare; Caring for the mentally ill; Doctors and nurses; Pioneers and professionalisation; Conclusion; Chapter 4: The Australian and New Zealand politico-legal context. IntroductionHistorical landmarks; The current global perspective; Australian national mental health policy; New Zealand mental health policy; Principles of mental health law; New Zealand mental health legislation; Australian mental health legislation; Conclusion; Chapter 5: Professional and ethical issues; Introduction; Regulation of professional practice; Professional and industrial nursing bodies; Nursing education; Standards of practice; Competencies; Career pathways; Advanced practice; Nurse practitioners; Nurse prescribers; The Mental Health Nurse Incentive Program. Ethics and professional practiceConclusion; PART 2: Mental health and wellness; Chapter 6: Mental health and illness in Australia and New Zealand; Introduction; The incidence and prevalence of mental disorders; The cost of mental disorders; The media and perceptions of mental illness; Social determinants of mental health in Australia and New Zealand; Cultural diversity in Australia and New Zealand; What is culture?; Cultural diversity and mental health nursing; Conclusion; GLOSSARY; Chapter 7: Indigenous mental health in Australia and New Zealand; Introduction. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander mental healthMāori mental health; Conclusion; Glossary; Chapter 8: Beyond theory: understanding mental health and illness; Introduction; What is mental health?; Theories of personality; From theory to practice; Personality and behaviour: nature versus nurture; Conclusion; Chapter 9: Mental health across the lifespan; Introduction; A lifespan approach; Mental health across the lifespan; Resilience and mental health; Primary healthcare and mental health promotion; Mental illness prevention; Recovery; Childhood; Adolescence; Early and middle adulthood.
• Edition: 3rd ed
• Publisher Details: Chatswood, NSW : Mosby/Elsevier Australia
• Publication Date: 2013
• Copyright Date: 2013
• Extent: 1 online resource (xii, 543 pages)
• Subjects: 616.89/0231; Psychiatric nursing; Psychiatric nursing -- Australia; Psychiatric nursing -- New Zealand; Psychiatric nursing; Australia; New Zealand; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 0729580989; 9780729580984
• Related ISBNs: 9780729540988; 0729540987
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.