Mental Health Practice
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Risk factors for male suicide: a crisis resolution and home treatment team perspective
Identifying male-specific risk factors for suicide and assessing suicidal ideation
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Unlimited flexible working requests for nurses after NHS rethink on work-life balance
Move is part of an expanded flexible working policy hoped to improve staff retention
‘Under pressure like never before’: Northern Ireland calls on 100 army medics
Request comes after two trusts issued appeals for exhausted nurses to take on extra shifts
Unison members join RCN colleagues in rejecting 3% pay rise
Overwhelming opposition will prompt further Unison ballot on industrial action
Staff COVID-19 booster vaccination programme: what you need to know
Nurse in Wales becomes one of the first people in the UK to receive a booster vaccine
What all nurses have to gain from learning disabilities training
Our podcast looks at what's behind mandatory training, plus strategies from specialist nurses
We say NHS pay award is unacceptable – verdict of clear majority voting in RCN ballot
Union weighs options as it urges ministers to ‘do the right thing’ for staff on AfC contracts
Evidence and Practice
Risk factors for male suicide: a crisis resolution and home treatment team perspective
Identifying male-specific risk factors for suicide and assessing suicidal ideation
Supporting people who are experiencing domestic abuse
Mental health nurses have a vital role in identifying domestic abuse and safeguarding
Role and needs of nurses in managing the mental health effects of COVID-19
The effects on mental health and the role of nurses in supporting the mental health of others
Exploring the therapeutic relationship in nursing theory and practice
In such relationships, nurses should demonstrate self-awareness, empathy and professionalism
Investigating continuity of care in a mental health crisis resolution team service
Continuity of care can relate to two areas – relationship and information continuity
Supporting women’s sexual safety in acute mental health settings
Concerns have been raised about sexual safety in mental health inpatient wards in the UK
Features
Community mental healthcare: ‘My son felt listened to when he talked to his nurse’
Jodie Heath nominated for the 2021 Patient's Choice award for supporting young patient's complex health needs
Community nurse looked beyond labels and ‘held on to hope when I lost mine’
Katie McIlroy has been nominated for the Patient’s Choice award for care of women with complex mental and physical needs
How one specialist personality disorder unit stopped using restraints and restrictions
Dialectical behavioural therapy has transformed nursing care in an inpatient recovery unit
‘I had to be sectioned’: the nurse who became the patient
Rachel Davis draws on personal experience of depression and psychosis to educate her peers
Nurses and stress: how performing arts skills can improve self-care and communication
Training given by actors is helping NHS staff to look after themselves better
Living with… borderline personality disorder
Hollie Berrigan discusses the sometimes devastating effects of a BPD diagnosis
Opinion
Agenda for Change: what nurses need to know as they consider the latest pay offer
The system aims to offer transparent pay and conditions – but is it still fit for purpose?
What is the role of a nursing associate in mental health?
Acceptance of the role is driven by the reality of nursing shortages
Occupational health services are here to support staff – so why the stigma?
Find out what a referral for physical and mental well-being interventions really involves
Students
Safeguarding demystified: a beginner’s guide
It’s an issue fundamental to nursing care, but do you know what’s expected of you?
Medicines management for nursing students: what you need to know
Do you feel daunted by this area of practice? Read expert advice on five key issues
Pop-up hospital helps students make up for placements lost to COVID-19
University offers practical experience with clinical scenarios role-played by student peers
Careers
Mental health nursing on an island: helping children cope with anxiety and crisis
Mental health nurse Laura Matthews’ book helps children handle difficult feelings
Fancy a new job? Come to our careers fair and you might even go home with an offer
Explore your options and meet a variety of nurse employers keen to recruit
Becoming an advanced clinical practitioner: what you need to know
From the four pillars to credentialing, what it takes to achieve advanced practice