Clinical
Our clinical nursing articles aim to inform and educate nurse practitioners and students. This is achieved through the publication of peer-reviewed, evidence-based, relevant and topical articles.
Child and adolescent mental health service providers’ perceptions of using telehealth
There is growing evidence to suggest that, for child and adolescent mental health services,...
01 Sep 2013
How the tidal model was used to overcome a risk-averse ward culture
Care of service users in a locked mental health ward can be improved if risk-averse...
01 Sep 2013
Support for children of service users in Norway
Aim To investigate whether lack of identification by healthcare workers of children of adult...
01 Jul 2013
The value of mental health nurses working in primary care mental health teams
Aim To identify the benefits of inclusion of mental health nurses (MHNs) in primary care...
01 Jul 2013
Positive behaviour support in a medium secure environment
This article demonstrates that when staff are trained in the positive behaviour support (PBS...
01 Jul 2013
Staff use of acronyms in electronic care records
The increased use of acronyms and abbreviations by practitioners in mental health services...
01 Jul 2013
Flexible observations in the management of self-harm
This article decribes the challenges faced by one regional secure forensic service in...
01 Jul 2013
Using live supervision to deliver family intervention training
Family psychosocial interventions are recommended as first-line treatments to reduce stress...
01 Jun 2013
How nursing students can be empowered by reflective practice
Reflective practice is seen as an important skill to develop because it enables a nurse to...
01 Jun 2013
Creativity and mental health care
With greater awareness of the concept of creativity, mental health practitioners can learn...
01 Jun 2013
Delayed discharge from mental health inpatient care in the UK
Background Delayed discharge from hospital creates additional pressure on staff and finances...
01 Jun 2013
Secure psychiatric care: How appearance and neglect affect women
Aim To provide effective interventions for body image, appearance, and physical health and...
01 May 2013
A flexible and integrated approach to family interventions
This article focuses on a case study of family interventions using a co-working model, and...
01 May 2013
Maintaining standards in mental health nursing
This article explains the impact that professional regulation has on mental health nursing...
01 May 2013
Revisit the forgotten art of letter writing
Using letter writing to augment the therapeutic relationship is familiar to counsellors and...
01 May 2013
How working with a community arts project benefits service users
With the aid of a grant, links were developed between a medium secure forensic mental health...
01 May 2013
Family work in adult acute psychiatric settings
Meeting a service user with his or her family in acute care settings to discuss their...
01 Apr 2013
Organising an inpatient psychotherapy group
Psychotherapy groups can be established on acute inpatient wards to benefit clients and...
01 Apr 2013