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
Mental health tool for older people launched
An online tool has been launched to help older people worried about their mental health
Nurses should not be replaced by less qualified staff, says ICN
International Council of Nurses warns that use of under-qualified staff can affect patient...
RCN, unions and Scottish Government agree pay increase of at least 9% for nurses
Deal leaves nurses in Scotland ‘significantly better paid’ than those elsewhere in the UK
No sign of £10,000 ‘golden hello’ promised for some postgraduate nursing students
RCN calls delay a ‘serious missed opportunity’
Evidence and Practice
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...
Retaining and valuing newly qualified nursing staff: evaluation of a peer support group
This article describes a service evaluation of the introduction of a successful local...
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
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...
How experts by experience are shaping mental health services
Volunteers influencing change at a large mental health trust have been well received by staff
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...