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.
Supporting mental health nurses to meet patients’ spiritual needs
Spirituality in healthcare and how it can be integrated into mental health nurses’ practice
11 May 2021
Mental health issues in children: primary school teachers’ experiences and needs
Mental health nurses could help train and support primary school teachers
27 Apr 2021
Digital monitoring alongside psychosocial interventions in patients who self-harm
Service evaluation of the potential for digital self-monitoring of patients’ well-being
30 Mar 2021
Staff perspectives on using the Recovery Star in mental health inpatient rehabilitation
Recovery Star is a staff tool to support recovery of adults using mental health services
02 Mar 2021
Substance use disorder: evaluating the Addiction Recovery Coaching exercise programme
A service evaluation undertaken to evaluate the effectiveness of the ARC exercise programme
16 Feb 2021
Effects of dance on mood and potential of dance as a mental health intervention
Mental health nurses could consider using dance as a mental health intervention
26 Jan 2021
A national survey of psychiatric intensive care, low secure and locked rehabilitation...
A cross-sectional, census day questionnaire about service provision in 111 NHS units
12 Jan 2021
Nurse leadership in implementing digital change in an Irish mental health service
The implementation of an electronic health record system in a private mental health service
15 Dec 2020
Evaluating mental health nurses’ confidence in recognising a physically deteriorating...
How an Early Warning Score can support nurses to recognise when patients are deteriorating
24 Nov 2020
Patient and public involvement for mental health researchers
Understanding the practical and ethical issues involved
03 Nov 2020
‘Today We Talked’: using a collaborative approach to transform care in the psychiatric...
Understanding the experiences of people who need intensive mental healthcare
20 Oct 2020
Sleep disturbances in bereaved older people: a review of the literature
Older people who have recently been bereaved are likely to experience sleep disturbances
06 Oct 2020
Evaluating the effects of appointing an associate nurse consultant to a CAMHS team
A service evaluation of the effects of the newly developed post in County Durham
22 Sep 2020
Promoting the sexual health of people living with severe mental illness
Nurses’ attitudes toward sexual health among patients with severe mental illness
11 Aug 2020
Issues affecting trans* young people: considerations for mental health nurses
Support for mental health nurses to enhance awareness of the needs of trans* young people
04 Aug 2020
Open access
Empowering migrants during the resettlement process: applying Peplau’s theory
Peplau’s theory could be used to guide and empower migrants
21 Jul 2020
Recognising elderspeak and how to avoid its use with older people
Elderspeak can be described as an over-adjustment of speech made towards older people
16 Jul 2020
Enhancing physical health monitoring in people with severe mental illness
The development and implementation of a physical health passport
30 Jun 2020