| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 239 pages) : illustrations |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Cover; Contents; List of Contributors; Foreword; An introduction to acute mental health care: from acute concerns to the capable practitioner; Chapter 1 -- Acute psychiatric in-patient assessment; Chapter 2 -- Measuring health and social functioning using HoNOS; Chapter 3 -- Social inclusion and acute care; Chapter 4 -- Strategies for surviving acute care; Chapter 5 -- Case management: perspectives of the UK and US systems; Chapter 6 -- Integrated care pathways: the 'acute' context; Chapter 7 -- Risk assessment and management in acute mental health care; Chapter 8 -- Observation. |
| Summary |
Recent mental health policy has focused on developing community-based services, while the reality remains that patients experiencing acute episodes of illness are mainly cared for in hospital. Acute Mental Health Nursing has been developed as a guide to the core knowledge and skills required for working in inpatient settings. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Psychiatric nursing.
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Psychiatric nursing. |
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Mental Disorders -- nursing. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Harrison, Marc.
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Howard, David, RGN.
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Mitchell, Damian.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Acute mental health nursing. London ; Thousand Oaks, Calif. : SAGE Publications, 2004 (DLC) 2003115352 |
| ISBN |
1412932351 (electronic book ; Adobe Reader) |
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9781412932356 (electronic book ; Adobe Reader) |
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9780761973188 (cloth) |
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0761973184 (cloth) |
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9780761973195 (paperback) |
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0761973192 (paperback) |
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9781446221211 (ebook) |
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1446221210 (ebook) |
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0761973184 (cloth) |
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0761973192 (paperback) |
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