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Supplementary prescribing and schizophrenia: a case study

01 June 2007

Mental Health Practice

General

The introduction of supplementary prescribing began in 2003 (National Prescribing Centre (NPC) 2003). Various indicators suggest that implementation has been...

Medicines Management in Mental Health Nursing (Second edition)

03 May 2017

Nursing Standard

Book Review

This second edition is aimed at undergraduate mental health nurses but would be informative for nurses who have recently entered the specialty.

Prescribing new ways of working

01 March 2006

Mental Health Practice

Prescribing

Recent policy developments have allowed suitably trained mental health nurses to prescribe and supply medication as supplementary prescribers in order to improve...

Helping people on acute wards to stop smoking

01 May 2008

Mental Health Practice

General

Helping patients to stop smoking tobacco will become more important when mental health inpatient units adopt smoke-free zones. But a change in the law should not be...

Supplementary prescribing in hospital settings

01 September 2005

Mental Health Practice

General

Prior to 1990, only doctors were able to prescribe medication. However, over the last 15 years and following the publication of two Crown Reports (Department of...

Pharmacological developments in the treatment of depression

21 April 2009

Nursing Standard

Learning zone continuing professional development

This article is aimed at nurses working in primary care and describes the incidence and prevalence of depression. It will provide the reader with an understanding of...

Reviewing depot injection efficacy in the treatment of schizophrenia

13 April 2016

Nursing Standard

CPD

Schizophrenia is a severe and enduring mental health disorder. Treatment includes antipsychotic medication and psychological interventions. Medication can be...

Managing patients with antipsychotic drug-induced hyperprolactinaemia

14 October 2008

Nursing Standard

CPD

This article outlines a range of interventions that mental health nurses can use in the management of patients with hyperprolactinaemia induced by antipsychotic...

The effect of antipsychotic medication on metabolic syndrome

06 August 2008

Nursing Standard

Art & Science

This article highlights the need for mental health nurses to take a proactive role in the identification and prevention of metabolic syndrome to improve quality of...

Pharmacological developments in the treatment of depression

15 April 2009

Nursing Standard

CPD

This article is aimed at nurses working in primary care and describes the incidence and prevalence of depression. It will provide the reader with an understanding of...

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