Mental Health Nursing

If you are considering studying Mental Health Nursing, or have already begun your course, this book is the perfect tool to inform your decision and guide you through your studies. Mental Health Nursing: carving a path to practice will tell you what to expect in your studies and address the ups and the downs of becoming a Mental Health nurse. 

Containing personal anecdotes from students who have already completed their course, and advice from Mental Health lecturers on how to get the most out of your studies, this book will guide you through your course, from beginning to end, and prepare you for your future career.

Key features:

Chapter Outcomes prepare you for what you are about to learn and guide you through the book

Personal Anecdotes give you a first hand perspective of studying and working in mental health nursing

Dos and Donts prepare you for what you are likely to encounter during your studies and career by providing helpful advice for success.

'The scenarios and examples from the writer's own experiences are particularly good. These offer students further insights to particular aspects of the course experience and possible solutions to their own dilemmas.'  - Janet Barker, University of Nottingham

'A useful, timely and enjoyable read!  Down to earth accounts from recent students make this very relevant to new students training to be mental health practitioners.' - Denise Aspinall, Liverpool John Moores University

'Informative, clear, detailed, and engaging. A book to use when you want to find specific information or as an overview of mental health programmes.' - Brian Gould, Napier University

About the authors:

Paul Illingworth began nursing over 35 years ago and has clinical, operational, project and strategic management experience. He became a nurse tutor in 1988 and spent over 12 years in higher education, most latterly as Head of Mental Health and Academic/ Professional Lead for Mental Health Nursing at a North London university. He is currently working as a civil servant and is undertaking a part-time MPhil/PhD in inter-professional education.

Laura Singleton is currently working as a mental health nurse on a childrens mental health unit at Great Ormond Street Hospital, London. Previously she worked with young people with mental health problems in an adolescent unit in Hertfordshire, and also in research with adults with substance misuse problems.