Assessment and Decision Making in Mental Health Nursing - Paperback
by Sandra Walker (Author), Diane Carpenter (Author), Yvonne Middlewick (Author)
Assessment is an essential part of mental-health nursing and as such a core learning requirement for pre-registration nursing students. Getting assessment right is essential for the nursing student in order for them to become an effective practitioner. Many books on assessment are very theoretical. This is a practical, hands-on guide to the assessment process, underpinned by the latest evidence. The book explains the core principles through running case studies, so that readers can see how each decision they make impacts on the person in their care.
Key features:
- Assessment principles are applied across a variety of modern nursing settings that you may find yourself working in as a registered nurse
- Each chapter is linked to the relevant NMC standards and Essential Skills Clusters so you know you are meeting the professional requirements
- Activities throughout help you to think critically and develop essential graduate skills.
Author Biography
Sandra Walker is an Academic Lecturer in Mental Health in the Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Southampton. She has been a professional in mental health since 1989, and has over 20 years experience as a mental health nurse and manager in the NHS within the fields of liaison psychiatry, forensic healthcare, acute and rehab, older persons, acquired brain injury and substance misuse. She has provided education and training for a wide variety of health professionals, non-statutory services and the public including GPs and students of many disciplines. She was a Visiting Lecturer in Emergency Care and Self-Harm for Southampton for five years before becoming a full time academic lecturer in 2011.