Main description:

This innovative new textbook covers a range of clinical situations a nurse may encounter in their professional career, providing useful insights into challenging patient - and colleague - encounters. Written by a team of educators and clinicians with considerable expertise in their respective fields, the book focuses on the application of psychology in key areas of nursing (child, adult, older people, learning disabilities, mental health) providing practical approaches and techniques that nurses can use in their daily practice with patients.
It includes several features to support teaching and learning: * Clearly defined learning outcomes for each chapter * Examples throughout to illustrate the application of psychology * Case studies following a student nurse through different placements and experiences during her nurse training * Structured activities and questions for discussion to encourage reflection on practice * Annotated suggestions for further reading With nurses increasingly being held to public and professional account, the importance of understanding a clinical encounter, in particular the psychological aspects of it together with developing a skillset to respond to patients, has never been greater. This accessible and entertaining book will be indispensable reading for nurses at undergraduate and graduate level, particularly those on the pre-registration nursing diploma and Bsc (Hons) in Nursing.

Contents:

Acknowledgements Preface Alison Torn and Pete Greasley PART I: NURSING & THE PSYCHOLOGY OF HEALTH & HEALTH CARE Chapter 1 What is Psychology and Why is it Relevant to Nursing? Pete Greasley Chapter 2 Psychology and Models of Health Sally Sargeant PART II: BEING A PATIENT Chapter 3 Nursing the Child and Young Person Paul Buckley Chapter 4 Nursing the Adult Alison Torn Chapter 5 Nursing Those with Learning Disabilities Raghu Raghavan Chapter 6 Nursing People with Dementia Claire Surr Chapter 7 Nursing Those in Pain James Jackson Chapter 8 Nursing Those at the End of Life Vanessa Taylor and Beverley Norris PART III: MENTAL HEALTH IN THE NURSING ENVIRONMENT Chapter 9 Stress and Illness James Jackson Chapter 10 Anxiety and Depression Joe MacDonagh Chapter 11 Altered Mental States Tracy McClelland and Stephen Williams PART IV: COMMUNICATION & THERAPEUTIC TALK Chapter 12 Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Jane Toner Chapter 13 Counselling Peter Spencer Chapter 14 Motivational Dialogue Gillian Tober CONCLUSION Chapter 15 Psychology and Working as a Nurse Sally Sargeant, Patricia Johnson and Patricia Green