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How one specialist personality disorder unit stopped using restraints and restrictions
Dialectical behavioural therapy has transformed nursing care in an inpatient recovery unit
‘I had to be sectioned’: the nurse who became the patient
Rachel Davis draws on personal experience of depression and psychosis to educate her peers
Nurses and stress: how performing arts skills can improve self-care and communication
Training given by actors is helping NHS staff to look after themselves better
Living with… borderline personality disorder
Hollie Berrigan discusses the sometimes devastating effects of a BPD diagnosis
Magnet hospitals: what makes them places where nurses want to work?
Why UK hospitals are trialling the US model and what it means for staff and patients
Nurses’ time to shine: how to get started on your RCN Nursing Awards entry
Advice from winners, nominees and our chair of judges to help you celebrate your achievements
Hand hygiene: how can you be sure your workplace is getting it right?
Compliance is critical to patient safety, but monitoring it is far from straightforward
Mental health: delivering specialist support and care for military veterans
New service Op COURAGE provides specialist services for veterans
Storytelling: a way to build therapeutic relationships in mental health settings
How storytelling offers positive mental health benefits and is a useful de-escalation tool
Glove use and vaccinations: what the COVID-19 guidance says
There has been some confusion over whether gloves should be worn by vaccinators
COVID-19 vaccination: your guide to consent
Managing this vital part of the roll-out, plus the process for those who lack capacity
Older people abuse: how nurses can spot the signs and what to do about it
It is vital that nurses recognise abuse, be it physical, emotional, financial or sexual