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 …

Accessible summary What is known on the subject? Aggressive behaviour is a major
problem in clinical practice of mental health care and can result in the use of coercive …

Mental health nursing is acknowledged internationally as being a demanding profession;
however, little is known about the range of experience and complexity of workplace …

Seclusion and restraint continue to be used across psychiatric inpatient and emergency
settings, despite calls for elimination and demonstrated efficacy of reduction initiatives. This …

Mental health inpatient units are complex and challenging environments for care and
treatment. Two imperatives in these settings are to minimize restrictive practices such as …

Background Risk assessment and risk management are fundamental processes in the
delivery of safe and effective mental health care, yet studies have shown that service users …

Nurses play a crucial role in the implementation of restrictive practices such as seclusion
and restraint. Restrictive practices have been widely recognized as harmful practices and …

Background Mental health nursing is a demanding and stressful profession that impacts
nurses' professional quality of life. Psychological resilience can be a protective factor …

Purpose: The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between professional
quality of life and psychological resilience in psychiatric nurses in Turkey. Design and …

Manual restraint is a hands‐on type of physical restraint used to prevent harm to service
users and staff, and to administer necessary treatments. This article reports on a review and …