Description |
xvii, 158 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm |
Contents |
1. Our knowledge is caring: a brief history -- 2. Forever the new boy or girl: becoming a mental health nurse -- 3. Clinical placements in mental health nursing -- 4. Creating a learning atmosphere using group work and experiential learning -- 5. Creative solutions: face the fear of academic essay writing! Your (sic) really can do it! -- 6. Being a mental health nurse: a brief snapshot -- 7. Looking after your own mental health? -- 8. Tending the human heart: a mother's story |
Summary |
"This text looks at the experiences of students who are already undertaking a course in mental health nursing or have recently qualified and will provide valuable insights for others wishing to enrol on such a course. Interviews and short questionnaires were employed to provide the basic background. From the outset the eyes of experience are combined with a rational and novel approach to discovering what it is like to become a mental health nurse. It is hoped the book will be interesting, informative and an easy read for students, and will be a useful addition to the library of clinicians and managers who have an instrumental part in the experience and process."--BOOK JACKET |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Subject |
Psychiatric nursing.
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ISBN |
0953723453 paperback |
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