Overview

Mental Health Medicines Management for Nurses provides nursing students with guidance on how to manage medicines safely and effectively when treating patients with mental health conditions. It outlines how psychiatric drugs work, what the common treatments are, the ethical, legal, and person-centred aspects of working with psychiatric medicines, and how medicines can and should be used in mental health care. Using innovative activities and real-life case studies, this book has been carefully designed to be the ideal resource to build knowledge and confidence in this important area of practice. Key features: Updated in-line with the latest NMC standards of proficiency for registered nurses. Includes clear explanations of both the underlying biology and pharmacology as well as the wider practicalities of working with medicines. Highlights the most common mental health conditions and associated treatments, including coverage of the possible side effects for all drugs described in the book. NEW: Increased emphasis on prescribing with new content on consultation, history taking, and decision-making when prescribing. NEW: Updated sections on ethics, consent, pharmacokinetics, antipsychotics, and adverse drug reactions.

Full Product Details

Author:   Stanley Mutsatsa
Publisher:   SAGE Publications Ltd
Imprint:   Learning Matters Ltd
Edition:   3rd Revised edition
Weight:   0.860kg
ISBN:  

9781526473615

ISBN 10:   1526473615
Pages:   400
Publication Date:   25 March 2021
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Legal and ethical aspects of medicines management in mental health Chapter 2: The therapeutic alliance and the promotion of adherence to psychotropic medication Chapter 3: Essential anatomy and physiology of the brain related to psychopharmacology Chapter 4: Principles of pharmacology and medicine interactions Chapter 5: Principles of prescribing and medicines administration Chapter 6: Management and treatment of major depression Chapter 7: Management and treatment of bipolar disorder Chapter 8: Management and treatment of psychotic disorders Chapter 9: Management and treatment of dementias Chapter 10: Management and treatment of anxiety disorders Chapter 11: Management and treatment of substance use disorders Chapter 12: Adverse drug reactions and the management of medicine side effects

Reviews

I am thrilled to see this text written specifically for Nursing Associates. Aligning to the NMC Standards of Proficiency and with reference to a wide variety of patient/client considerations across the lifespan, this is an invaluable read for any Nursing Associate student embarking on their educational journey.

Author Information

Stan Mutsatsa was a Senior Lecturer in Mental Health Nursing at City University London.

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