93 Mental Health Nurse Blog posts

Laura Woods studied for her Masters (MSc) to become a Nurse Consultant while working as a Charge Nurse. Laura explains how you can develop your career and describes what a Nurse Consultant job means

A survey by charity Mind found more than half of workers across all industries say they are affected by poor mental health in their workplace.

The long shifts can be exhausting, physically and mentally. RMN Chloe shares what she does to ensure she gets through her 12 hour shifts efficiently!

How does mental health nursing differ in the community compared to the hospital environment? Laura gives us an insight into working in the community in this blog.

Laura recently embarked on a journey to becoming an Independent Nurse Prescriber - she shares why she chose this pathway in this blog!

Latest figures from the Royal College of Nursing revealed that the mental health nursing workforce has dropped by 6,000 nurses since 2009.

Now a fully qualified RMN, Chloe runs through the expectations she had before training to be a nurse and compares them to the reality of nursing!

Research by the World Health Organisation found dementia affects 50 million people worldwide and diagnoses are likely to triple by 2050.

In this very insightful piece, find out what it takes to be a Mental Health Nurse and what you can expect from your role as one.