Forgiveness in mental health practice: benefits for nurses and patients
Why forgiveness is essential in therapeutic relationships – particularly after violent...
23 May 2023
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Is the promise of a golden hello the incentive you need when considering job options?
Struggling employers’ financial sweeteners point to continuing crisis in nurse staffing
22 May 2023
How adolescents used social media to cope during Covid-19 pandemic
Using social media can help adolescents manage stress and loneliness during a crisis
22 May 2023
How you can improve mental health outcomes for veterans
Veteran-friendly practices can help provide specialist care to this vulnerable group
16 May 2023
Black nurse told to bleach her skin receives further compensation
Nurse awarded £13,000 to cover loss of earnings, on top of original damages of almost £26,000
12 May 2023
Working effectively with people who have received a diagnosis of personality disorder
A critique of this diagnosis and interventions, care and approaches that may be beneficial
10 May 2023
How talking therapy can ease parental anxiety over food allergies
Interventions that use approaches from CBT can reduce stress and anxiety in parents
09 May 2023
11,000 and counting: the NHS appointments disrupted due to latest walkouts
More than half were due to 2 May – the RCN strike date ruled unlawful in the High Court
04 May 2023
Developing cultural competence in caring for people with mental health conditions
Identify strategies for providing effective and inclusive care to this patient group
02 May 2023
Nurses’ experiences of using the NANDA International taxonomy in mental health care
Taxonomy helps make care structured and person-centred but should be synchronised with local...
25 Apr 2023
NHS attempts to block nurses’ plans to strike in early May
RCN says it will fight legal challenge and defends the validity of the strike dates
21 Apr 2023
How can EDs address the growing mental health crisis?
Rise in patients in EDs with a mental health issue shows need for system-wide improvement
18 Apr 2023
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Compassionate mental healthcare relies on a valued workforce
Proactive retention of early and mid-career mental health nurses is vital
17 Apr 2023
Why dual registration is a win-win for nurses, patients and service users
Physical and mental health are so closely linked, education that balances both makes sense
13 Apr 2023
Big rise in nurses trying to take their own lives due to burnout
Hundreds of nurses driven to ‘point of no return’ last year, says mental health charity
12 Apr 2023
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Providing seated chair massage at a forensic mental health and learning disability...
Massage for patients and staff had positive effects and is a low-risk, appropriate...
11 Apr 2023
Talking to patients about their mental health: how research can help you
Finding new skills developed my confidence and eased the fear of ‘getting it wrong’
06 Apr 2023
Are NMC proficiency standards an assault on mental health nursing?
Many worry the specialism is undermined by training that has become too generic
03 Apr 2023