CPD articles
Our continuing professional development (CPD) articles are designed to assist with your nursing skills and practice.
Understanding and implementing the nurse’s holding power (section 5(4)) of the Mental...
This article explores section 5(4) of the Mental Health Act, which permits nurses of a ‘...
Physical healthcare needs: oral hygiene in the mental health setting
Nurses need to understand the importance of oral hygiene because of its effects on the...
Exploring self-awareness in mental health practice
Self-awareness is integral to the development of mental health practitioners. This article...
Eye movement desensitisation reprocessing (EMDR)
Aims and intended learning outcomes This article discusses one of the trauma-focused...
Managing depression: an overview
Depression is a common health problem but it is both under-detected and under-treated. It is...
Alzheimer’s disease: caring for the carers
Support from carers is a key factor in the community care of people with dementia, but the...
Management of aggression and violence in mental health settings
This article employs recently published material to reflect on issues relating to the...
National nursing leadership programme
The NHS Plan ( DoH 2000 ) clearly articulates the need to modernise the health service in...
Understanding and working with bereavement
Although we all experience bereavement at some point in our lives, the experience of...
Depression: Nature, assessment and treatment using behavioural activation (Part 2)
This is the second in a two-part Continuing Professional Development article on behavioural...
Depression: Nature, assessment and treatment using behavioural activation (Part 1)
This two-part Continuing Professional Development article presents the treatment of...
Suicidal mental health inpatients: principal approaches to care
There are two principal approaches to providing care for suicidal mental health inpatients,...