Overview
Dual Diagnosis Nursing
The increasing number of individuals with co-existing substance misuse and psychiatric disorders presents a key challenge to mental health and addiction nurses. This practice-based text focuses on the management and intervention strategies to effectively meet the needs of this client group in both community and residential settings.
Dual Diagnosis Nursing is a comprehensive text for practitioners on contemporary approaches to working with dual disorder and dual diagnosis patients. It explores both clinical and theoretical perspectives in a variety of different care and treatment settings, addressing key issues such as needs of special populations, multi-dimensional assessment, dealing with emergencies, prescribing and medication management, nursing and psychological interventions, spiritual needs, carers' interventions and professional development.
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Details
- ISBN-13: 9781405119023
- ISBN-10: 1405119020
- Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
- Publish Date: February 2007
- Dimensions: 7.4 x 9.6 x 0.6 inches
- Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds
- Page Count: 322
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