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Telling tales – mental health nurses can write fiction

06 February 2018

Mental Health Practice

Evidence & practice

This article examines the idea of mental health nurses as writers of fiction. It considers how fiction can perpetuate stigma and present mental health nursing in a...

Out of the shadows: de-medicalising mental health nursing

14 June 2017

Mental Health Practice

Evidence & practice

This article examines the idea of mental health nursing as separate from psychiatry, but complementary to it. It asks what de-medicalised mental health nursing might...

Mental health nursing and the pursuit of professional equivalence

04 June 2019

Mental Health Practice

Workforce

Mental health nursing is often regarded as a low-status occupation not only by the general public and fellow healthcare professionals, but also by fellow nurses....

Lessons from literature: fiction and reflective practice

11 February 2019

Mental Health Practice

Revalidation

Revalidation for UK nurses requires engagement in reflective practice as part of continuing professional development. In this article, the authors look at the...