CPD articles
Our continuing professional development (CPD) articles are designed to assist with your nursing skills and practice.
Supporting women with mental health issues
The number of women experiencing mental ill health has increased, with young women more...
02 May 2018
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 ‘...
11 Sep 2014
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...
07 Mar 2012
Exploring self-awareness in mental health practice
Self-awareness is integral to the development of mental health practitioners. This article...
13 Nov 2008
Eye movement desensitisation reprocessing (EMDR)
Aims and intended learning outcomes This article discusses one of the trauma-focused...
01 Apr 2006
Managing depression: an overview
Depression is a common health problem but it is both under-detected and under-treated. It is...
01 Jun 2004
Alzheimer’s disease: caring for the carers
Support from carers is a key factor in the community care of people with dementia, but the...
01 May 2004
Management of aggression and violence in mental health settings
This article employs recently published material to reflect on issues relating to the...
01 Apr 2004
National nursing leadership programme
The NHS Plan ( DoH 2000 ) clearly articulates the need to modernise the health service in...
01 Nov 2002
Understanding and working with bereavement
Although we all experience bereavement at some point in our lives, the experience of...
01 Oct 2002
Depression: Nature, assessment and treatment using behavioural activation (Part 2)
This is the second in a two-part Continuing Professional Development article on behavioural...
01 Sep 2002
Depression: Nature, assessment and treatment using behavioural activation (Part 1)
This two-part Continuing Professional Development article presents the treatment of...
01 Jul 2002
Suicidal mental health inpatients: principal approaches to care
There are two principal approaches to providing care for suicidal mental health inpatients,...
01 Jun 2002
The Tidal Model: the questions answered
Aims and intended learning outcomes This article aims to raise the reader’s awareness of a...
01 May 2002
Panic disorder: Nature, assessment and treatment
Aims and intended learning outcomes This article discusses the characteristics of panic...
01 Apr 2002
Older People with Mental Illness and Administration of Medicines: Consent and Capacity
This update intends to discuss some of the key issues around the needs of older people with...
01 Dec 2001
Sharps injury: prevention and management
Nurses are at risk of infection through injuries caused by infected sharps and needles. The...
01 Nov 2001
Trichotillomania (Hair-pulling): Nature, assessment and treatment
Trichotillomania is characterised by recurrent hair-pulling, leading to noticeable hair loss...
01 Oct 2001