Mental health medicines management for nurses

Mutsatsa, Stan

Mental health medicines management for nurses - 3rd ed. - ix, 390p. - Transforming nursing practice .

Cover note: "Mapped to the 2018 NMC standards".

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

This book 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.


9781526473608 9781526473615 9781526473585


Psychopharmacology
Psychotropic drugs
Drug therapy
Psychiatric nursing
Pharmacology
Mental disorders

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