Measuring complexity and quantity of community caseloads
The caseloads of members of community mental health teams are growing in size and complexity...
Clinical
30 Aug 2018
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Newsroom
How fitness to practise fears raise suicide risk for troubled nurses
Campaign group calls for better support for nurses reported to regulator
08 Jun 2018
Personality disorders: how the new consensus statement seeks to improve care and
Consensus statement looks to overturn stigma of personality disorders
04 Jun 2018
New chief nurse will ‘bridge the gap’ between NHS England and NHS Improvement
Jane Cummings’ successor will be a joint appointment and lead a single team
21 Sep 2018
‘Wales needs a national recruitment plan to support our new staffing law’
Nurse staffing lead wants to see an end to competition between employers
20 Sep 2018
RCN demands bursary rethink as student numbers drop again
The number of students starting nursing courses in the UK is down for the second year
20 Sep 2018
NHS pay in Wales: health unions back three-year deal
Nurses will reach the top of their pay bands more quickly
18 Sep 2018
Evidence and Practice
Measuring complexity and quantity of community caseloads
The caseloads of members of community mental health teams are growing in size and complexity...
30 Aug 2018
Solution-oriented learning: an approach that promotes motivation and resilience
This article explores the use of solution-oriented learning as an approach to coping with...
29 Aug 2018
Reported outcomes for young people who mentor their peers: a literature review
Mental health issues among young people are increasing and many young people will require...
20 Aug 2018
The stress effects of military families’ transition to civilian life
Society has a moral obligation and duty of care to service personnel and their families, as...
09 Aug 2018
Psychosocial coping strategies for auditory hallucinations
This article considers ways of treating the potential distress arising from experiencing...
24 Jul 2018
Implementing positive behavioural support in a forensic psychiatric intensive care unit...
Positive behavioural support (PBS) is a non-aversive, preventive approach to behavioural...
17 Jul 2018
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...
01 Aug 2018
Special Recognition: An award for a mental health champion
Mark Field has been honoured with the RCNi Nurse Awards’ first-ever Special Recognition Award
05 Jul 2018
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
29 Jun 2018
Helping service users to help themselves with cognitive analytic therapy
Mental health nurse Steve Taylor’s dissatisfaction with therapeutic interventions for his...
14 Aug 2018
Mental health unit rewarded for turnaround efforts
Brookside Adolescent Inpatient Unit's busy 18 months topped off with RCNi Nurse Awards...
05 Jul 2018
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
05 Jul 2018
Opinion
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...
20 Jul 2018
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
18 Jun 2018
Reaching a crisis point: how carers having your back can matter most
Marsha McAdam describes how appropriate support helped her to cope in a crisis
02 May 2018
Students
On the front line with a paramedic
A day spent shadowing a paramedic showed the complex range of skills this role requires, and...
11 Apr 2018
What to do when words fail
Communication problems are not uncommon when people with complex needs are admitted to...
15 Mar 2018
Going outside your comfort zone can help connect with patients
By learning more about football, mental health nursing student Felicity Allman was able to...
22 Sep 2017
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'
07 Aug 2018
'Take the risks to better your career prospects'...
Senior lecturer Nicola Evans, on how taking all opportunities can provide the best outcomes...
09 Mar 2018
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...
15 Jan 2018