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Improving the physical health of people with a mental illness: holistic nursing assessments

Last Reviewed: 18/10/2022

Who is this resource for?

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This resource is aimed at nurses and nursing support workers across all settings and levels of practice, including students of health, social work and care professions.

Why you should read this article

to be able to identify why people with mental illness have poor physical health

to be able to identify six conditions where physical health outcomes need to improve

to understand strategies that can be used to assess physical risk factors.

Authors

Siobhan Tranter

Senior academic staff member - Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology, Nelson, New Zealand

Meghan Robertson

Nurse practitioner adult mental health - Marlborough Primary Health Organisation, Blenheim, New Zealand

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