{"product_id":"risk-assessment-and-management-in-mental-health-nursing-paperback-softback-9781405152860","title":"Risk Assessment and Management in Mental Health Nursing (Paperback \/ softback) 9781405152860","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eRisk Assessment and Management in Mental Health Nursing\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003ePhil Woods (Edited by), P Woods (Author), Alyson M. Kettles (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781405152860, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 2 April 2009\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e266 pages\u003cbr\u003e24.6 x 17.3 x 1.5 cm, 0.472 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"It provides an excellent overview of risk theory, and technical approaches to risk assessment in a manner that may be easily understood by health care professionals.\" (\u003ci\u003eJournal Health Risk \u0026amp; Society,\u003c\/i\u003e 22 September 2011)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eRisk assessment and management is a core element of mental health practice, and all nurses need to be aware of the risks surrounding them and their patients in order to create a safe working environment.  This timely and accessible text explores how nurses can enhance their skills, and improve their practice so that risk is assessed and managed safely and effectively.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eRisk Assessment and Management in Mental Health Nursing\u003c\/i\u003e explores issues including context and definitions of risk, risk assessment tools and techniques, strategies for preventing risk situations, suicide, self-harm, neglect, forensic aspects of risk, substance misuse, ethical considerations, , victimology, risk to others and risk to self.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSpecial Features:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eWritten in the context of latest policy developments such as the National Service Frameworks\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDiscusses the role of the mental health nurse in the assessment and management of risk\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplores an increasingly important and timely subject in mental health practice\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePractical  focus, with case studies throughout\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWritten by experts in the field\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eForeword v\u003cbr\u003eContributors vii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Introduction 1\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePhil Woods and Alyson M. Kettles\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Risk Assessment and Management 9\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJohn Cordall\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 The Theory of Risk 49\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAlyson M. Kettles and Phil Woods\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Instrumentation 77\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePhil Woods and Alyson M. Kettles\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Risk to Others 109\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePhil Woods\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Risk to Self 143\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eB. Lee Murray and Eve Upshall\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Risk of Substance Misuse 199\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLois Dugmore\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Conclusions 243\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAlyson M. Kettles and Phil Woods\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 253\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Nursing \u0026amp; ancillary services [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Nursing \u0026amp; ancillary services\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Nursing%20\u0026amp;%20ancillary%20services%20%5BMQ%5D%22\"\u003eMQ\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52460669862168,"sku":"9781405152860","price":40.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781405152860.jpg?v=1785457682","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/risk-assessment-and-management-in-mental-health-nursing-paperback-softback-9781405152860","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}