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ISBN:
9780729544689
Copyright:
2025
Page Count:
696
Imprint:
Elsevier
List Price:
$68.99
Mental Health in Nursing, 6th Edition
by Kim Foster, RN, DipAppSc, BN, MA, PhD, CF, FACMHN, Peta Marks, RN, CMHN, BN, MPH, MCFT, FACMHNRN, Anthony O'Brien, BN, MPhil(Hons), PhD, FNZCMHN, ONZOM and John Hurley
Paperback
![cover image - Mental Health in Nursing,6th Edition](https://covers.elsevier.com/200fw/9780729544689.jpg)
ISBN:
9780729544689
Copyright:
2025
Page Count:
696
Imprint:
Elsevier
List Price:
$68.99
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- High-quality, evidence-based content developed specifically to meet the learning needs of students and novice clinicians in Australia and New Zealand
- Describes the foundational principles and core mental health skills required by all nurses
- Covers generalist health settings - content is relevant for nursing students across their curriculum
- Focuses on mental health not mental illness - an emphasis on recovery-oriented practice, trauma informed-car, and the value of building therapeutic relationships
- Articulates and demonstrates the expert knowledge and skills of mental health nurses and includes information on professional self-care for all nurses
- Covers how to assess, manage and treat the major mental health problems people commonly experience
- Provides scenarios for mental health screening, assessment, referral and support across a range of clinical settings
- Key points, anecdotes, critical thinking exercises, tables and references in every chapter support learning
- Online resources for nurses in the workplace, including videos and clinical scenarios
- Commentaries by experts by Lived Experience in all chapters – understand what’s helpful and what’s not.
New to this edition
- New First Peoples chapters from both New Zealand and Australia – how to provide cultural safety
- New chapter on preparing for mental health clinical placements
- More content on suicide
- More content on the impact of trauma, adverse childhood events on mental health and addictions