Scope and Standards for Nurses in Psychiatric–Mental Health Practice
Scope and Standards for Nurses in Psychiatric–Mental Health Practice
Scope and Standards for Nurses in Psychiatric–Mental Health Practice
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMay 10, 2007CONTACT:Mary McNamara, 301-628-5198,mary.mcnamara@ana.orgMary Stewart, 301-628-5038,mary.stewart@ana.orgwww.nurs<strong>in</strong>gworld.org/rnrealnews/AMERICAN NURSES ASSOCIATION RELEASES NEWLY REVISEDSCOPE AND STANDARDS FOR NURSES IN PSYCHIATRIC–MENTALHEALTH PRACTICESILVER SPRING, MD – Psychiatric-Mental <strong>Health</strong>: <strong>Scope</strong> <strong>and</strong> St<strong>and</strong>ards of <strong>Practice</strong>, the latestaddition to ANA’s library of nurs<strong>in</strong>g specialty publications, reflects the immense changes <strong>in</strong> mentalhealth care s<strong>in</strong>ce the last edition <strong>in</strong> 2000. Aga<strong>in</strong> co-published with the American Psychiatric <strong>Nurses</strong>Association <strong>and</strong> the International Society of Psychiatric-Mental <strong>Health</strong> <strong>Nurses</strong>, the book details nurs<strong>in</strong>g’slead<strong>in</strong>g edge <strong>in</strong> a critical healthcare arena.Psychiatric-mental health nurs<strong>in</strong>g is a specialized area of nurs<strong>in</strong>g practice committed to promot<strong>in</strong>g mentalhealth through the assessment, diagnosis, <strong>and</strong> treatment of human responses to mental health problems<strong>and</strong> psychiatric disorders. This core mental health profession employs a purposeful use of self as its art<strong>and</strong> a wide range of rapidly evolv<strong>in</strong>g nurs<strong>in</strong>g, psychosocial, <strong>and</strong> neurobiological theories <strong>and</strong> researchevidence as its science.A foundational volume, Psychiatric-Mental <strong>Health</strong>: <strong>Scope</strong> <strong>and</strong> St<strong>and</strong>ards of <strong>Practice</strong> articulates theessentials of psychiatric-mental health nurs<strong>in</strong>g, its activities <strong>and</strong> accountabilities—the who, what, when,where, <strong>and</strong> how of practice—at all practice levels <strong>and</strong> sett<strong>in</strong>gs. Del<strong>in</strong>eat<strong>in</strong>g a body of knowledge <strong>and</strong> anadvanced set of applied nurs<strong>in</strong>g skills, this book reflects the diverse activities <strong>in</strong> which psychiatric-mentalhealth nurses are engaged <strong>and</strong> serves them <strong>in</strong> their cl<strong>in</strong>ical practice, education, research, <strong>and</strong> communityservice. While the emphasis on advanced practice is new to this edition, the book rema<strong>in</strong>s a core resource<strong>for</strong> all nurses who have chosen to focus their professional life <strong>in</strong> this area. (It is also a key reference <strong>for</strong>several certification exams of the American <strong>Nurses</strong> Credential<strong>in</strong>g Center.)MORE…
NEWLY REVISED SCOPE AND STANDARDS CONTINUED/Page 2While this book is primarily <strong>for</strong> practic<strong>in</strong>g nurses, it is also an essential resource <strong>for</strong> nurs<strong>in</strong>g faculty <strong>and</strong>students, other health care providers, researchers <strong>and</strong> scholars, <strong>and</strong> those <strong>in</strong>volved <strong>in</strong> fund<strong>in</strong>g, legal,policy, <strong>and</strong> regulatory activities.Press copies <strong>for</strong> media contacts are available upon request by contact<strong>in</strong>g Franc<strong>in</strong>e Bennett atfranc<strong>in</strong>e.bennett@ana.org. Please <strong>in</strong>clude name of publication, organization, reviewer name <strong>and</strong> address<strong>in</strong><strong>for</strong>mation <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g phone <strong>and</strong> email address.ABOUT THIS BOOKPublished: 05/07Page #: 160 pp.Pub. #: 07SSPMHISBN-13 978-1-55810-250-7Price: List $16.95 / ANA Member $13.45.# # #The ANA is the only full-service professional organization represent<strong>in</strong>g the <strong>in</strong>terests of the nation's 2.9 millionregistered nurses through its 54 constituent member nurses associations. The ANA advances the nurs<strong>in</strong>g professionby foster<strong>in</strong>g high st<strong>and</strong>ards of nurs<strong>in</strong>g practice, promot<strong>in</strong>g the rights of nurses <strong>in</strong> the workplace, project<strong>in</strong>g apositive <strong>and</strong> realistic view of nurs<strong>in</strong>g, <strong>and</strong> by lobby<strong>in</strong>g the Congress <strong>and</strong> regulatory agencies on health care issuesaffect<strong>in</strong>g nurses <strong>and</strong> the public.