Editor's choice
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...
Newsroom
How fitness to practise fears raise suicide risk for troubled nurses
Campaign group calls for better support for nurses reported to regulator
Personality disorders: how the new consensus statement seeks to improve care and
Consensus statement looks to overturn stigma of personality disorders
Janet Davies to step down as RCN general secretary
‘It has been a great honour to represent my profession at the highest level,’ she says
Band 7 nurse is struck off for providing incorrect revalidation information
Lesley Pollero claimed she had a reflective discussion with her line manager
Community nurses have ‘essential role’ to help end rough sleeping, reveals QNI survey
Charity highlights street-based nursing care initiative to improve the health of the homeless
Nurse's death by suicide should serve as warning to profession...
Toxic workplace and 'put up and shut up' culture still pervades the NHS
Evidence and Practice
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...
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...
Psychosocial coping strategies for auditory hallucinations
This article considers ways of treating the potential distress arising from experiencing...
Implementing positive behavioural support in a forensic psychiatric intensive care unit...
Positive behavioural support (PBS) is a non-aversive, preventive approach to behavioural...
Male adolescent suicidality: a literature review
In the UK, suicide rates in adolescent males continue to rank consistently and significantly...
Functions of non-suicidal self-injury in prisoners with mental health diagnoses
Aim To gain accounts of the functions of self-harm in a sample of adult male prisoners with...
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...
Mental health unit rewarded for turnaround efforts
Brookside Adolescent Inpatient Unit's busy 18 months topped off with RCNi Nurse Awards...
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
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...
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
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
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...