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.
Mental health nurse education: waking up on the edge of oblivion
A follow-up article arguing that a generic approach risks dilution of mental health nurse...
04 Jul 2023
Staff well-being at a new community mental health service for young people
How nurturing optimism and creating a 'safe base' with access to training can fend...
20 Jun 2023
Urban influences on the development, perpetuation and mitigation of psychosis
How individuals experiencing or recovering from psychosis engage with urban spaces to cope...
06 Jun 2023
Forgiveness in mental health practice: benefits for nurses and patients
Why forgiveness is essential in therapeutic relationships – particularly after violent...
23 May 2023
Nurses’ experiences of using the NANDA International taxonomy in mental health care
Taxonomy helps make care structured and person-centred but should be synchronised with local...
25 Apr 2023
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Providing seated chair massage at a forensic mental health and learning disability...
Massage for patients and staff had positive effects and is a low-risk, appropriate...
11 Apr 2023
Mental health nursing students distressed by seeing physical restraint during placements
Simulation and hearing lived experience accounts during training could prepare them better
29 Mar 2023
Exploring mental health nurses’ experiences of assaults in inpatient settings
Nurses talk about patient violence in a review that looks at strategies to address the issue
21 Feb 2023
Borderline personality disorder: community-based crisis intervention
How a mental health trust undertook a ‘managing distress pathway’ pilot project
07 Feb 2023
Using personalised music to enhance the well-being of people with dementia
Listening to music can reduce symptoms such as agitation in people with dementia
24 Jan 2023
Professional self-disclosure and supportive relationships with foster carers
How approaches to self-disclosure changed during the shift to remote working during COVID-19
10 Jan 2023
Supporting staff at a low secure mental health setting during the COVID-19 pandemic
Learn about some adaptations to practice adopted by a low secure mental health unit
08 Dec 2022
Mental health service provision for single homeless people
Findings from a freedom of information-based study
15 Nov 2022
Exploring the effect of a therapy dog in a group for young people experiencing anxiety
Enhancing nurses’ knowledge of the use of canine-assisted therapy in healthcare settings
27 Oct 2022
Supporting young people who are leaving child and adolescent mental health services
Enhance your understanding of the benefits of personalised care planning
29 Sep 2022
Providing specialist clinical support for adoptive parents and adoption professionals
The core aspects of the role of a specialist practitioner lead for adoption in a CAMHS team
20 Sep 2022
Online mindfulness-based interventions and their use in mental health practice
The benefits and limitations of such interventions for people with mental health issues
02 Aug 2022
Where do mental health nurses work on registration and in their early career?
Exploring the factors influencing newly registered mental health nurses’ choice of first role
19 Jul 2022