Mental health nursing is a skilled profession, well positioned to support patients towards
recovery with evidence‐based therapeutic interventions. However, the profession continues …

Being a mental health nurse can be a fraught experience, leading the reflective practitioner
to question where they sit in relation to fellow nurses, fellow mental health professionals …

The mental health nursing profession has experienced various challenges since its
inception. This discursive review considers these challenges, including how mental health …

Discussion over whether the terms 'mental health nurse'and 'psychiatric nurse'are
synonymous or represent divergent nursing perspectives and practices is longstanding …

The practice, theory, and preparation associated with nursing people with mental health
issues has changed in profound ways in recent decades. This has in part been reflected by …

1970s and 1980s, and much to celebrate. The contribution of mental health nurses is greatly
valued by service users (Healthcare Commission 2005a) and nurses are acknowledged as …

Mental health nursing is not regarded favourably by most Bachelor of Nursing (BN) students
as a desirable career option. However, little is known about what attracts those students who …

The crisis in providing an adequate mental health nursing workforce is well recognized as
an international problem. We also know this problem is not unique to the mental health field …

Continued ambiguity about the scope of mental health nursing is harmful to the discipline's
identity and to patients' interests. Using a Delphi survey design, consensus was achieved on …

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 …