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Best books for Student Mental Health Nurses
Working With Serious Mental Illness: A Manual for Clinical PracticeWorking With Serious Mental Illness: A Manual for Clinical Practice
Buy new: £19.49 / Used from: £18.62
Excellent, 1st Class all round read, readily and easily accessible
Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing: The Craft of CaringPsychiatric and Mental Health Nursing: The Craft of Caring
Buy used from: £18.40
A must have, refreshing to have a textbook from mainly UK perspective
Oxford Handbook of Psychiatry (Oxford Handbooks Series)Oxford Handbook of Psychiatry (Oxford Handbooks Series) by David Semple
Buy used from: £16.00
Great reference, medically orientated, not just for medics though!
Psychiatric Drugs ExplainedPsychiatric Drugs Explained by David Healy MD FRCPsych
Buy new: £19.94 / Used from: £14.00
Factual, informative and thought provoking
The Art and Science of Mental Health Nursing: A Textbook of PrinciplesThe Art and Science of Mental Health Nursing: A Textbook of Principles by Ian Norman
Buy new: £25.54 / Used from: £14.00
Covers a broad scope of MH nursing practice, ideal for student studies and more
A Bright Red Scream: Self-Mutilation and the Language of PainA Bright Red Scream: Self-Mutilation and the Language of Pain by Marilee Strong
Buy new: £6.26 / Used from: £1.21
Self harm, dissociation, abuse and more. Must read to aid understanding
Mental Health Nursing: The Art of Compassionate CareMental Health Nursing: The Art of Compassionate Care by Peter Watkins MEd RMN RNT DipN Dip Hum Psych
Buy used from: £12.99
Well written, inclusive, respectful approaches
Users and Abusers of Psychiatry: A Critical Look at Psychiatric PracticeUsers and Abusers of Psychiatry: A Critical Look at Psychiatric Practice by Lucy Johnstone
Buy new: £16.19 / Used from: £13.99
This really is excellent, challenging, thought provoking and forcing a re-examination of practice