Physical Healthcare and Promotion in Mental Health Nursing [Hardcover]

It is essential for mental health nurses to understand the physical health needs of people with mental health disorders in order to provide holistic care. Yet these people often have their physical health needs unrecognised or poorly managed. This book is a practical and informative guide to the physical health care of people with mental health illnesses. It covers a range of health-promotion strategies, including exercise, diet and oral health, and assessment, intervention and skills for common physical disorders found in people with mental-health problems. It takes a recovery perspective and emphasises the importance of communication and collaborative care for adherence to healthy lifestyles.Taking a recovery-approach perspective, this book helps mental health nurses and students understand the importance of physical health care and promotion for people with mental health disorders. Cracking book to supplement our skill days and skills.net resource.

It also supports our assessment in year two.

Easy to understand and relevant to practice.This is a really good pre reg book for mental health nursing around physical health. It covers all the key areas and its in a easy format for the students to understand the key concepts.Easy to read, perfect for OSCE'sI have reccomended this book for mental health field student nurses who are undertaking a physical care skills module as an optional module at the end of their 3 year degree programme, they have found it very usefulGood book, will be using it with pre registration mental health nursing students as it's easy to use and understand.Great easy to use text for all mental health nurses.Introduction
The determinants of poor physical health in people with mental health problems
The physical health assessment in mental health nursing
Physical health promotion, communication and the therapeutic alliance
The care and management lÓ.