This paper gives a description of mental health nursing practice provided by nurses working
in a community mental health resource centre, in an inner city area of a northern English city …

In the context of an enduring debate about the distinct identity of mental health nursing, this
qualitative study explored the nature, scope and consequences of mental health nursing …

The aim of the present study was to construct an interpretation of the experience of the nurse–
client relationship in the context of community psychiatric nursing. Hermeneutic …

Accessible summary• The hermeneutic approach is a way to develop a new practice in
mental health nursing including a reflective way of being and acting in order to create a …

The aim of this phenomenological study was to construct an interpretation of the experience
of nurse–patient relationships, in the context of community psychiatric nursing. The purpose …

This exploratory descriptive study used focus groups to investigate experienced mental
health nurses' perceptions of expertise in relation to their practice. Two focus group …

This study focuses on nursing in an inpatient mental health setting. Its analytic structure
follows from a previous review of nursing studies by Allen, which did not include studies of …

How mental health nursing is differentiated from other disciplines and professions, and what
special contribution mental health nurses make to health services, is a question at the heart …

The most important goal of nursing care is to promote the subjective experience of health.
The health promoting efforts of mental health care nurses must be aimed at creating …

This discursive paper aims to clarify what roles mental health nurses identify as being within
their scope of practice in clinical settings. It also aims to highlight any consumer benefits …