Objectives Patients in inpatient mental health settings face similar risks (eg, medication
errors) to those in other areas of healthcare. In addition, some unsafe behaviours associated …

Restrictive practices are often harmful and many academics, policy-makers and clinicians
agree that their use should be reduced in care settings. Specific focus on secure mental …

Purpose The main purpose of this review was to (1) identify thematic elements within
definitions used by recently published literature to describe the constructs of …

Background: Nurses and midwives predominately work in western-centric health care
settings, which may not align with Indigenous perspectives of health and wellbeing. Nurses …

Accessible Summary What is known on the subject? The Safewards model has been
introduced to forensic mental health wards with mixed results. Research has identified a …

Nurses are at the forefront of care in mental health services but their role is conflicted; they
carry the most responsibility for care and also for restrictive practices. The harmful effects of …

Aims To identify the experiences of nursing in high secure forensic mental health settings
that may affect staff recruitment and retention. Background Recruitment and retention of …

Accessible Summary What is known on the subject Internationally, research and policy
agendas recommend that family caregivers of service users in mental health care be …

Aim To explore mental health nurses' experiences whilst managing a patient with
psychomotor agitation, and the factors that influence the decision to use mechanical …

Background: Male psychiatric nurses are pivotal in providing treatment, care and
rehabilitation to state patients admitted to forensic units. The nature of patients admitted in …