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Placement Learning in Mental Health Nursing
A guide for students in practice
- 1st Edition - September 2, 2012
- Editors: Karen Holland, Gemma Stacey, Anne Felton, Paul Bonham
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 7 0 2 0 - 4 3 0 3 - 1
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 7 0 2 0 - 5 1 6 9 - 2
Worried about your Mental Health placement? Will you fit in? Will you have the right skills? What do you need to learn for practice assessments? This book will help you with al… Read more
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Request a sales quoteWorried about your Mental Health placement? Will you fit in? Will you have the right skills? What do you need to learn for practice assessments?
This book will help you with all these concerns. It will tell you what to expect from the placement, what you can learn, how to link theory and practice, and how to make the most of your learning opportunities.
Placement Learning in Mental Health Nursing covers the following areas:
A logical, step-by-step approach to preparing for a mental health placement
Helps make the most of learning opportunities
Explains how to develop mental health competencies
Narratives from other students describe what the placement will really be like
Honest discussion of the challenges of a mental health placement to help avoid problems
Advice on possible approaches to situations that may arise
Keeps the aim of recovery as a central philosophy in line with contemporary thinking in mental health services.
Section 1 Preparation for practice placement experience
1 Mental health services and nursing: development and practice
2 Introduction to the nature and impact of mental health problems
3 Principles of contemporary mental health practice
4 Mental health practice learning
5 The practicalities of mental health placements
Section 2 Practice-based learning and placement learning opportunities
6 Broad skills for mental health nursing
7 Forming, maintaining and ending therapeutic relationships
8 Collaborative approach to nursing: assessment and care planning
9 Working with people to make choices about their treatment
10 Working with people who hear voices or express unusual beliefs
11 Working with people who are anxious or low in mood
12 Assessing and managing risk
13 Handling difficult situations
14 Demonstrating leadership in a mental health setting
Section 3 Reflecting on practice learning
15 The service user experience
16 Turning challenges into opportunities in mental health placements
Appendix 1: Common acronyms used in mental health settings
Appendix 2: jargon buster
- No. of pages: 264
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Published: September 2, 2012
- Imprint: Bailièrre Tindall
- Paperback ISBN: 9780702043031
- eBook ISBN: 9780702051692
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Karen Holland
Affiliations and expertise
Founding Editor of Nurse Education in Practice ,Senior lecturer (Honorary ),School of Health and Society,University of SalfordGS
Gemma Stacey
Gemma has over 20 years of experience as a Mental Health Nurse and Academic. Her research and practice has focused on creating psychologically safe learning environments for staff and students.
Gemma has made a significant contribution to international evidence and policy informing nursing and midwifery education and research. This is recognised by her accreditation as Principle Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and Visiting Professor at The University of Derby. Gemma joined Florence Nightingale Foundation in 2020 to establish and lead the Academy. She is committed to expanding access to FNF leadership development for nurses and midwives at all stages of their careers. This is with the view to increasing the influence and presence of the nursing and midwifery voice in local, regional, national and international decision-making forums.
Affiliations and expertise
Deputy Chief Executive Officer, The Florence Nightingale Foundation, London, UKAF
Anne Felton
Affiliations and expertise
Lecturer in Mental Health and Social Care, School of Nursing, Midwifery and Physiotherapy, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UKPB
Paul Bonham
Affiliations and expertise
Lecturer in Mental Health and Social Care, School of Nursing, Midwifery and Physiotherapy, University of Nottingham, Derby Education Centre, London Road Community Hospital, Derby, UK