Wonderful And Weird: Thumbnail Sketches From A Career In Psychiatric Nursing - 9781546232827

Malcolm King, RN, MS, CS, worked as a psychiatric nurse for forty-four years, in twelve hospitals, three countries, and four US states, starting as a nursing assistant and eventually becoming a director of nursing. His book, Wonderful and Weird, is a compilation of the clinical case studies and administrative issues that were most influential in guiding him to a better understanding of the role of the psychiatric nurse and nursing administrator in providing the best possible care to their patients. The book reviews the positive and negative impacts on psychiatric nursing practice as the theoretical models of psychiatry moved from the psychosocial-psychodynamic model to the current biological-medical model and how those models themselves may be influenced by political trends. The particular issues for the nurse working with a forensic psychiatry population are discussed, focusing on the need for nurses to be aware of their professional and personal boundaries with this patient group. Wonderful and Weird will be of interest to those psychiatric nurses making decisions regarding the development of their own careers, and to both educators of psychiatric nurses and educators of general nursing students doing their dreaded psychiatric rotation. " I am delighted ... that Malcolm King has put pen to paper....a thought-provoking book. " -Fiona Geiger Winter 2019 edition of the "Nightingale Fellowship Journal" U.K. nursing publication

Author: Malcolm King|Malcolm King RN MS CS

Publisher: AuthorHouse

Publication Date: Mar 10, 2018

Number of Pages: 182 pages

Language: English

Binding: Paperback/Medical

ISBN-10: 1546232826

ISBN-13: 9781546232827