TY - ADVS AU - edited by L. Uys and L. Middleton TI - Mental Health Nursing : A South African Perspective SN - 9780702137846 U1 - 610.73 PY - 1997/// CY - South Africa . : PB - Juta & CO, Ltd . KW - Psychiatric nursing KW - Nurse and patient KW - Mental health personnel and patient N1 - includes index N2 - A series of 5 vignettes where nurses interact with clients experiencing a wide range of mental health challenges. In each situation there are two scenarios. The novice scenario helps students to see and anticipate some of the more common errors that a student nurse may make when first dealing with these clients. In contrast, the expert scenario shows students how a mental health nurse with more advanced skills and knowledge would handle these situations. This series of examples is a valuable learning tool for nurses preparing to enter the mental health field ER -