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Best MHN Books
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
Good core textbook
Psychiatric Drugs ExplainedPsychiatric Drugs Explained by David Healy MD FRCPsych
Buy new: £18.89 / Used from: £14.00
Really helps you to understand what can be a daunting area of nursing
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: £15.00
Some areas are a bit advanced for the 1st year, but still very useful
Essential Mental Health Nursing Skills (Essential (Mosby))Essential Mental Health Nursing Skills (Essential (Mosby)) by Madeline O'Carroll MSc PGDip(HE) RMN RGN
Buy new: £14.09 / Used from: £12.81
Highly recommended - easy to read format, and looks at the fundamental skills every MHN needs - a very good book for when you are starting out
Oxford Handbook of Mental Health Nursing (Oxford Handbooks in Nursing)Oxford Handbook of Mental Health Nursing (Oxford Handbooks in Nursing)
Buy new: £15.19 / Used from: £15.69
Rubbish - a pocket book should be easy to navigate, but this thing is muddled up - spend your money on the Saunders pocket book called 'Psychiatry" instead
The Study Skills Handbook (Palgrave Study Skills)The Study Skills Handbook (Palgrave Study Skills) by Cottrell
Buy new: £6.49 / Used from: £4.99
Great if you are returning to education like me, I would highly recommend this book
How to Write Better Essays (Palgrave Study Guides)How to Write Better Essays (Palgrave Study Guides) by Bryan Greetham
Buy used from: £4.50
Shows you how to unpick essay questions and bump your grades up!