The role of a mental health nurse is to build effective relationships with individuals using mental health services, and their support networks. Success stems from establishing trust and helping individuals understand their situation to achieve the best outcome.

This peer-reviewed Clinical Pocket Reference is tailored for mental health nurses in acute settings, focusing on the core fundamentals of mental health nursing. It provides a guide to ethical and effective practice when dealing with acute episodes, emphasizing how nurses can respond with compassion and effectiveness to people’s lived experiences in inpatient settings. Note: This is not a manual of nursing responses to psychiatric classifications.

Ideal for:

Registered Nurses
Student Nurses
Nurse Associates
This resource offers key information for person-centered and recovery-oriented care. It provides a succinct and easily understood guide to patient assessment, treatment, and care, focusing on the acute and emergency aspects of mental health care for working-age adults.

For Educators and Preceptors:

This resource contains clinical information to share with colleagues to further advance their skills and learning. The scenarios and reflections will aid discussion on topics mental health nurses encounter every day. As a digital resource, it provides rapid access to the knowledge you need in your educational role.

This resource includes:

Scenarios and reflections to contextualize the content
Online glossary of key terms
Availability as an eBook