Psychology for nurses
By: Devinder Rana and Dominic Upton.
Contributors: Upton, Dominic.
Publisher: Pearson Education; Routledge
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Harlow, England; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 638
ISBN-13: 9780132001076
Subjects: Psychology; Nursing; Psychology -- methods -- Nurses' Instruction; Psychology, Applied -- methods -- Nurses' Instruction; Disease -- psychology -- Nurses' Instruction; Models, Psychological -- Nurses' Instruction
Genres: Nurses' Instruction
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The meaning and measurement of health; title: The principles of behaviourist psychology; title: Patient-centred nursing; title: Anxiety and psychodynamic principles; title: Cognitive psychology; title: Social psychology; title: Child development and health care; title: The impact of social group on health; title: Cultural awareness and transcultural issues; title: Working with older adults; title: Patient loss, bereavement, and terminal illness; title: Risky behaviours : smoking, alcohol, diet, and exercise; title: Stress and stress management; title: The psychology of pain; title: Psychological models in health and health care; title: Patient adherence to medical information and lifestyle change; title: Communication and counselling skills; title: Being admitted to hospital; title: Applying psychology to specific conditions,  part I; title: Applying psychology to specific conditions, part II.