Hercelinskyj Gylo (Julie), Alexander Louise. Mental Health Nursing: Applying Theory to Practice

Enhanced Edition. — Cengage Learning Australia, 2022. — 562 p. — ISBN: 9780170458610.Mental Health Nursing: Applying Theory to Practice is a new Australian text combining a theoretical approach to mental health nursing with clinical reasoning and a practical framework for real-life nursing situations. Ideal for both clinical and theory mental health units, the text was developed with input from consumers and clinicians and includes the clinical manifestations, impacts, treatment, and management of persons suffering from mental illness. Chapters on ‘Suicide and non-suicidal self-injury’ and ‘Mental health first aid’ provide detailed coverage of these contemporary mental health issues, while a chapter on Mental State Examination (MSE) comprehensively explores MSE in a style similar to a traditional psychiatry text and the context of many different mental health conditions, giving students multiple perspectives of presentations. Critical thinking and review questions challenge students to apply theory to practice, and pharmacology is discussed in each disorder chapter, helping students to contextualize their learning. With coverage of the Mental Health Act (2014), and criteria from the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5) integrated throughout, the text equips students with a working understanding of major mental health disorders, and the ability to work practically when engaging with persons suffering from mental illness.Underpinnings of mental health nursing
Mental health nursing – then and now.
Theoretical frameworks underpinning practice.
Ethics, law, and mental health nursing practice.
Treatment modalities utilized in contemporary mental health service delivery.
Mental health nursing as a therapeutic process.
Using evidence to guide mental health nursing practice.
The clinical context of practice
Assessment and Diagnosis.
Schizophrenia spectrum and other psychotic disorders.
Bipolar and related disorders.
Depressive disorders.
Anxiety disorders.
Personality disorders.
Eating disorders.
Substance-related and addictive disorders.
Neurodevelopmental disorders.
Neurocognitive disorders.
Obsessive-compulsive & related disorders.
Trauma and stress-related disorders.
Other disorders of clinical interest.
Contemporary issues in mental health nursing
Suicide and non-suicidal self-injury.
Recovery and resilience in mental health.
The family’s role in contemporary mental health service delivery.
The multidisciplinary team.
Community mental health context.
Cultural Context in Practice in Australia.
Mental health first aid.