This discussion paper seeks to explore an approach that metal health nurses can adopt that
ensures the patient is at the centre of training and professional development opportunities …

Objective: In view of the evidence that general nurses have difficulty in caring for patients
experiencing mental health problems, the aim of this study was to explore and describe the …

Mental health nurses and qualitative research methods: a mutual attraction? In response to
issues arising out of curriculum developments, the authors wished to examine more closely …

The unique role of the psychiatric nurse has always been to facilitate the psychosocial if not
the spiritual healing of the person with mental illness. The manner in which psychiatric …

A substantial amount of time and resources are channelled into supporting clinical practicum
in nursing education programmes. Attention is targeted at the most effective models to …

It is perhaps conventional wisdom that the therapeutic relationship is a cornerstone of
psychiatric nursing. It is almost a sine qua non. However, while its importance may be widely …

This paper explores the role of contemporary mental health nursing and challenges
practitioners to acknowledge the influence that power relationships have on therapeutic …

An aesthetic pattern of knowing involves moving beyond classifications and knowing the
whole individual. Students are taught to provide holistic care to patients, but instructors …

Accessible summary• National healthcare reform initiatives paved the way for workforce
redesign and new ways of working in mental health. As a result, a new worker role was …

Peer workers are increasingly being engaged in contemporary mental healthcare. To
become a peer worker, patients must evolve from having a patient identity to a peer worker …