Updated mental health nursing book addresses key issues
A new edition of a key text on Mental Health Nursing has been published with a significant contribution from the University of Huddersfield.
Fundamentals of Mental Health Nursing 2nd Edition (Wiley Blackwell) has been edited by Dr Steve Hemingway, Senior Lecturer in Mental Health Nursing alongside Nottingham Trent University’s Dr Anne Felton, and Dr Andrew Clifton from the University of Suffolk and formerly Subject Leader at the University of Huddersfield.
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First published in 2017, Fundamentals of Mental Health Nursing explores the vital role of mental health nurses in assessing mental health and distress, while maintaining ethical practice and accountability. The book highlights key nursing models and addresses commonly occurring mental health issues.
Since its original release, much of the content has been revised, with new chapters covering:
- Race, ethnicity, and diversity
- Sexuality, gender, and identity
- Global challenges in mental health
- Care planning in mental health
- Transition to registration in leadership and resilience
Contributors include a diverse mix of academics, mental health nursing professionals, and input from the University’s mental health and learning disability practice partner, South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.
Dr Steve Hemingway
Senior Lecturer in Mental Health Nursing
“All in all, it was a successful and enjoyable collaboration for me as colleagues shared their expertise, either contributing new chapters or updated existing chapters to the second edition,"
"The new edition will help the students gain knowledge and evidence that students will need to become caring and competent practitioners. I feel it reflects the real-world expertise at the University that will help mental health nurses educated at Huddersfield or elsewhere.”