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Tools for measuring nursing workload in mental health inpatient wards
Mental health wards should be staffed adequately to be able to provide patients with safe,...
Newsroom
Nurses who donate blood are urged to keep their appointments in the run-up to Christmas
Blood stocks can drop in festive period as donor bookings are missed or cancelled
Nurse restored to register after alcohol misuse says ‘it should be easier to get help’
Kenneth Brady was struck off by Nursing and Midwifery Council for six years
RCN Wales appoints new interim director
Helen Whyley, a nurse who advised government on safe staffing levels, replaces Tina Donnelly
RCN announces new president and deputy president
Anne Marie Rafferty and Yvonne Coghill will take up their posts on 1 January
How a ‘real’ nurse’s uniform for children could help banish the old stereotypes
Nurse leader wants to end profession's gender bias, starting with the dressing-up box
Chronic staffing shortage could jeopardise NHS long-term plan, say leading think tanks
Joint report points to acute problems in the supply of nurses
Evidence and Practice
Tools for measuring nursing workload in mental health inpatient wards
Mental health wards should be staffed adequately to be able to provide patients with safe,...
Social integration in mental health rehabilitation services: new roles to enhance...
This article gives an overview of an innovative mental health worker role in an inpatient...
An evaluation of recovery in a forensic mental health service
This service evaluation aims to gain service users’ and staff members’ perspectives on one...
A review of the use of oral and injectable naltrexone for alcohol and opioid addiction...
Background Naltrexone is an opioid receptor antagonist used in the treatment of alcohol and...
Attitudes of dual diagnosis service users to mobile apps that aid treatment adherence
Aims To examine the response of dual diagnosis service users towards the development of a...
A tool to track links between menstruation and mental health
It is widely accepted that the premenstrual phase of the menstrual cycle affects the mental...
Features
The Tavistock Clinic: where Sigmund Freud continues to influence nurses
Influenced by the Vienna-based ‘new psychology’ approach 100 years ago, the Tavistock Clinic...
Special Recognition: An award for a mental health champion
Mark Field has been honoured with the RCNi Nurse Awards’ first-ever Special Recognition Award
Integrated training could be the key to unlocking parity of esteem
A round-table discussion shed light on the importance of training in improving outcomes
Helping service users to help themselves with cognitive analytic therapy
Mental health nurse Steve Taylor’s dissatisfaction with therapeutic interventions for his...
My experience as a mental health service user is invaluable to my role
Naz Islam is part of our Commitment to Carers winning team in the RCNi Nurse Awards 2018
Mental health unit rewarded for turnaround efforts
Brookside Adolescent Inpatient Unit's busy 18 months topped off with RCNi Nurse Awards...
Opinion
Is having just one World Mental Health Day a year enough?
Colin Parish argues that additional long-term funding is crucial to ensure mental health...
Holiday charity helps military veterans cope with post traumatic stress disorder
Former army nurse Chris Buswell says time away helped him cope with grief and work-related...
We can de-stigmatise mental ill health if we’re willing to learn from the past
History has so much to tell us about modern medical and social attitudes to mental health
Students
On the front line with a paramedic
A day spent shadowing a paramedic showed the complex range of skills this role requires, and...
What to do when words fail
Communication problems are not uncommon when people with complex needs are admitted to...
Going outside your comfort zone can help connect with patients
By learning more about football, mental health nursing student Felicity Allman was able to...
Careers
I am proud of the nurses my ex-students have become
'I want to see more mental health nurses doing research and building their own evidence base'
'Take the risks to better your career prospects'...
Senior lecturer Nicola Evans, on how taking all opportunities can provide the best outcomes...
60 seconds with military mental health nurse Diane Palmer
Always aim high, and be an inspirational leader who students and staff can trust and learn...