71 Ward mental health nurse Blog posts

Mental Health is a complex topic that can often spark misunderstanding. Stuart will take you through Anxiety, Depression, Personality Disorders, Psychosis and Dementia, revealing the truth about them.

Administering medication brings with it a host of challenges, especially if a Patient is being uncooperative. Plaxedes gives some tips on how to support those refusing to take their medication.

Stuart talks us through the varied and nuanced landscape of the MCA and Therapeutic Risk Assessment, explaining how you can navigate it successfully.

Plaxedes talks to us about administering medication and explains the process behind how to do it.

Plaxedes tells her story about getting into Nursing and talks to us about why she loves her job as a Mental Health Nurse.

Annie Oliver tells us why she decided to set up on her own after working for the NHS for six years.

Plaxedes takes us through the role of Practice Assessor and gives us a step by step look at what the job involves.

In this piece, Plaxedes Makonise takes us through how to conduct a PICU Mental Health Assessment, step by step.

Plaxedes Makonise talks us through what life as a PICU Mental Health Nurse and gives us an idea of what you can expect from life as a RMN.