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.
Transforming mental health services so people can ‘live, love and do’ in Barnet
Barnet, Enfield and Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust in London has introduced a new approach...
11 Oct 2017
Recording and documenting consent of 8-12 year olds in an outpatient child and...
There is a lack of research and guidance on decision-making and consent processes for...
11 Oct 2017
How to make Balint groups relevant for mental health nurses
In mental health services the use of Balint groups is familiar to doctors who are training...
11 Oct 2017
Online simulated clinical experiences in mental health nursing practice
Securing mental health clinical placements for nursing students in Canada is becoming more...
11 Oct 2017
Using de-escalation strategies to prevent aggressive behaviour
Reducing the use of physical restraint in clinical practice, including face-down restraint,...
11 Oct 2017
Cognitive behaviour therapy-trained staff’s views on professional accreditation
Many cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) trained mental health professionals seek non-...
13 Sep 2017
Monitoring adherence to organisational core values in a medium secure hospital
Background Core values represent a framework of guiding principles that can improve team...
13 Sep 2017
‘I AM A STAR’: a mnemonic for undertaking a mental state examination
Nurse lecturers should aim to create learning experiences that link theory and practice. The...
13 Sep 2017
Online simulated clinical experiences in mental health nursing practice
Securing mental health clinical placements for nursing students in Canada is becoming more...
14 Aug 2017
Do third-year mental health nursing students feel prepared to assess physical health?
Background The life expectancy for people with mental health issues is significantly lower...
12 Jul 2017
The care programme approach and the politics of ‘personality disorder’
A postgraduate mental health nursing student refers to an incident in practice to reflect on...
12 Jul 2017
Nurses’ views on reflective practice sessions in a medium secure unit
Aim Reflective practice is essential in the development of autonomous, critical and advanced...
12 Jul 2017
Therapeutic pluralism in mental health nursing practice
Cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) is a much-debated subject in terms of its efficacy and...
12 Jul 2017
An audit of service users’ perception of choice in a 24-hour mental health setting
Background Choice enables patient autonomy and independence, and equalises power dynamics...
14 Jun 2017
Out of the shadows: de-medicalising mental health nursing
This article examines the idea of mental health nursing as separate from psychiatry, but...
14 Jun 2017
The concept of recovery and its practical application
Recovery is a contested concept and definitions of it are scattered across various contexts...
14 Jun 2017
Nursing students’ attitudes towards patients with borderline personality disorder
Background Negative attitudes and stigma towards patients with borderline personality...
14 Jun 2017
The spiritual needs of inpatient mental health service users: theoretical and practical...
This article introduces the concept of spirituality in mental healthcare and its relevance...
11 May 2017