Mental health nursing is a privilege and a rewarding profession. There has been a call for
transformational change in mental health services to improve outcomes for the people of …

Mental health settings are recognized as complex, unpredictable environments, and
challenging interpersonal situations are common for nurses in acute adult mental health …

Frequently, research and conference papers explore difficult or problematic areas of practice
that can inadvertently render daily nursing accomplishments invisible and create the …

For many within the nursing profession, the work role involves a great deal of emotional
work or 'emotional labour'. Such emotional work can be performed through 'surface acting'in …

Background: While studies into stress in mental health nursing are small, studies specifically
looking at acute mental health nurses are even fewer. Acute mental health nurses work in …

This paper reports an exploratory study examining the relationship between emotional
competency and work stress, and the association between the length of time in mental …

Mental health nurses work in challenging and potentially high stress settings. Stressors can
occur in the context of consumer, family, and/or staff relationships, as well as the work …

Background/aim Mental health practice can create challenging environments for
occupational therapists. This study explores the dynamic processes involved in the …

Background The particular occupational stress of psychiatric nurses has a negative impact
on their mental health. There is evidence that psychological resilience can promote mental …

Experiencing excessive stress in the workplace can lead to mental ill health, which has costs
both personally for individuals and for the wider economy in terms of lost working days. This …