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Using coaching and action learning to support staff leadership development
During the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic, nurse leaders and managers have been compelled to prioritise immediate issues in their clinical areas and put aside the professional development of staff. However, leadership development for individuals and teams is essential to ensure nurses feel valued...
Updated: 22 November 2023 -
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Biological basis of child health 3: development of the cardiovascular system and congenital heart defects
This article is the third in a series on the biological basis of child health. It outlines how the cardiovascular system develops during gestation and how congenital heart defects (CHDs) may arise in the process. The article details the pathophysiology and treatment of some of the common CHDs, inclu...
Updated: 16 September 2024 -
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Improving safety by developing trust with a just culture
This article presents a simple conceptual road map for implementing a just culture in healthcare settings. The concept of just culture was developed as one of five fundamental elements of a safety culture by psychology professor James Reason in 1997. A just culture requires an unbiased method of jud...
Updated: 22 November 2023 -
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Self-harm in young people: risk factors, assessment and treatment interventions
Self-harm, where an individual purposefully harms themselves with a non-fatal outcome, is common, especially among young people. A wide range of mental health issues are associated with self-harm and it increases the likelihood that the person will eventually die by suicide.This article explores the...
Updated: 16 November 2023 -
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Biological basis of child health 9: development of the liver and clinical features of childhood liver disease
This article is the ninth in a series on the biological basis of child health and follows on from the previous article, which discussed the gastrointestinal system. The liver is the largest solid organ in the body and has more than 500 functions. These functions include: producing bile, which serves...
Updated: 18 April 2024 -
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Introducing mentalization and its role in mental health practice
The theory of mentalization describes the ability of individuals to make sense of their own and others’ behaviour in terms of mental states such as feelings, thoughts, beliefs and intentions. Mentalization is fundamental to people’s ability to manage relationships and emotions. Also, the process of ...
Updated: 16 November 2023 -
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Using the STARTER model to talk about sex in mental health nursing practice
People with mental illness are more likely to contract sexually transmitted infections and blood-borne viruses than the general population. They are also at higher risk of becoming victims of domestic or sexual violence and of having an unplanned pregnancy. Despite this, the sexual health of people ...
Updated: 16 November 2023 -
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Implementing trauma-informed care in mental health services
It has been recognised that trauma underpins several mental health conditions, and that retraumatisation, in which a person re-experiences a traumatic event, is common in mental health services.This article explores the effects of childhood trauma on adult mental distress, and describes the symptoms...
Updated: 16 November 2023 -
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Well-being, physical and mental health: part 3. Helping service users cope with schizophrenia
Schizophrenia affects the mental well-being of service users but also their physical and social well-being. This article explores the causes of schizophrenia and how the illness can contribute to self-neglect. The interaction of mental and physical health in people with schizophrenia is explored and...
Updated: 1 November 2023 -
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Nursing care plans in mental health
This article explores best practice in co-creating recovery-orientated care plans. Recovery is a holistic experience that involves the service user beginning to regain a sense of control, alongside a reduction or absence of symptoms of mental distress. A care plan documents the needs of the service ...
Updated: 1 November 2023
