Placement learning in mental health nursing : a guide for students in practice / Gemma Stacey, Anne Felton, Paul Bonham.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Mental health services and nursing development and practice -- Introduction to the nature and impact of mental health problems -- Principles of contemporary mental health practice -- Mental health practice learning -- The practicalities of mental health placements -- Broad skills for mental health nursing -- Forming, maintaining, and ending therapeutic relationships -- Collaborative approach to nursing -- Working with people to make choices about their treatment -- Working with people who hear voices or express unusual beliefs -- Working with people who are anxious or low in mood -- Assessing and managing risk -- Handling difficult situations -- Demonstrating leadership in a mental health setting -- The service user experience -- Turning challenges into opportunities in mental health placements.

The contents of this book cover mental health services and nursing development and practice, principles of contemporary mental health practice, broad skills for mental health nursing, assessing and managing risk, the service user experience, and much more.