Support while serving a sentence

Article Abstract:

A prison liaison nurse based at HM Prison Bedford, Jo Meehan, works with three other nurses and a prison officer to provide mental healthcare to 490 prison inmates, helping them to come to terms with their sentence and facilitate their safe release. She agrees that she enjoys her job very much, while accepting that the prison is a challenging working environment, where precaution needs to be taken while meeting prisoners.

Prisoners, Psychological aspects, Health aspects, Meehan, Jo

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Perceptions of the role of the community psychiatric nurse

Article Abstract:

A study was conducted to explore the self-perceived differences between the contributions of community psychiatric nurses and other members of a multidisciplinary community mental health team for older people. Results reveal the need to recognize contributions made by community nurses as autonomous practitioners in multidisciplinary settings.

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Independent nurse prescribing in the mental health setting

Article Abstract:

The recently conducted survey confirms that service users are comfortable with the treatments prescribed independently by qualified and experienced nurses.

Evaluation, Physician and patient, Physician-patient relations

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