nursing intervention

In your Elective Enquiry Learning Log. NB: A ‘field of enquiry’ could be a type of ‘therapy’/nursing intervention, eg Mindfulness, CBT for psychosis, REBT, systemic family therapy, mentalisation, the Tidal Model or a mode of service delivery, eg social

• Briefly outline the specialist field of enquiry and your learning

• Clearly describe one piece of innovative practice from within that field that you have learned about and its evidence base

• Discuss why the particular innovation might be helpful to a defined group of mental health users

• Explore how the innovation might be incorporated into and developed within a particular area of practice.

ESSENTIAL READING (please try to use these sources for the essay)

Boddy D. (2010) Management an Introduction. Prentice Hall, London

Barker, P 2003 Assessment in Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing – In Search of the Whole Person Nelson Thornes London

Chambers R, Boath E, Rogers D. 2004. Clinical Effectiveness and Clinical Governance Made Easy Radcliffe Medical Press. Oxford

Cottrell S. 2003. Skills for Success. Palgrave McMillan. Basingstoke

Ellis P, 2010 Understanding Research for Nursing Students Learning Matters Exeter

Hoff, Lee Ann 2008 People In Crisis (6th ed.) Routledge: London

Holland K and Rees C 2010 Nursing: Evidence Based Practice Skills. Oxford University Press Oxford

Martin V, Henderson E (eds) (2011) Managing in Health and Social Care Routledge, London

Marquis B. and Huston C. (2011) Leadership Roles and Management Functions in Nursing (5th edn) Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins, Philadelphia

McNichol E, Hamer S. 2007 Leadership and Management a Three Dimensional Approach Nelson Thornes. Cheltenham

Moule P, and Goodman M., 2009 Nursing Research an Introduction Sage London

Polit DF, Beck CT 2006 Essential of Nursing Research: Methods, Appraisal and Utilisation 6th ed Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins. London

Sullivan. E.J. and Garland G. (2010) Practical Leadership and Management in Nursing New Jersey

Thompson C, Dowding D. (eds) 2002 Clinical Decision Making and Judgements in Nursing Churchill Livingstone. London

Williams, M, Teasdale, J et al 2007 The Mindful Way Through Depression Guilford Press

Journal titles

Journal of Advanced Nursing
Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing
Journal of Mental Health
Mental Health Practice
The International Journal of Psychiatric Nursing Research

Web sites

Generic

www.dh.gov.uk
www.nhs.uk
www.nice.org.uk
www.evidence.nhs.uk
www.emc.medicines.org.uk
www.bnf.org/bnf/
www.nmc-uk.org
www.library.nhs.uk
www.skillsforhealth.org.uk
www.skillsforcare.org.uk
www.rcn.org.uk
www.jrf.org.uk
www.nspcc.org.uk
www.ace.org.uk