ABSTRACT

Are you wondering if a career in Mental Health Nursing is right for you? If you are considering studying Mental Health Nursing or have already begun your course this book is the perfect tool to see if you have what it takes to be a Mental Health Nurse.

It will tell you what to expect in your studies and address the ups and the downs of becoming a Mental Health nurse.  It contains personal anecdotes from students who have already completed their course and advice from Mental Health lecturers on how to get the most out of your studies. This book will guide you through your course from beginning to end and prepare you for your future career.

chapter |16 pages

Routes to becoming a mental health nurse

ByLaura Singleton, Jane Anderson, Anna Cardow

chapter |10 pages

Passage through the Common Foundation Programme

ByLaura Singleton, Eugenio Marro, Paul Illingworth

chapter |13 pages

Journey through the mental health branch

ByLaura Singleton

chapter |13 pages

Inter-professional education, learning and working

ByPaul Illingworth

chapter |19 pages

How to survive the academic side of university

ByLaura Singleton

chapter |17 pages

Getting the most out of your lecturers

ByPaul Illingworth

chapter |17 pages

How to maximise placements

ByLaura Singleton

chapter |8 pages

Questions you want to ask but haven't

ByLaura Singleton

chapter |12 pages

Transition to qualified mental health nurse

ByLaura Singleton, Anna Cardow, Jane Anderson

chapter |7 pages

Useful websites

ByLaura Singleton, Paul Illingworth