Mental Health
Stuck in fight-or-flight mode? 5 ways to complete the &...
April 18, 2024
Can you remember a time when you felt stressed leading up to a big life event and then afterwards felt like a weight had been lifted? This process – the ramping up of the stress response and then feeling this settle back down – shows completion of the “stress cycle”. Some stress in daily life…
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Mental Health
Nurses reject dangerous work practice
November 1, 2017
Mental health nurses in Albury force authorities to shut down and remodel an unsafe facility. …
Mental Health
Nurse-led mental health initiative wins award
September 29, 2017
A camp that brings together health students and people with a lived experience of mental…
Mental Health
More beds without ratios in mental health
September 4, 2017
NSW Minister for Mental Health Tanya Davies used her annual conference address to restate the…
Mental Health
Mental health starved of funds
July 31, 2017
The NSW mental health system can reduce the use of seclusion and restraint only if…
Mental Health
Loss of experience must be reversed
July 31, 2017
A shortage of experienced nurses has led to the overuse of seclusion in some mental…
Mental Health
Identify barriers to best practice
July 31, 2017
The statewide review of seclusion, observation and restraint is a response to serious public and…
Mental Health
When seclusion is the only option
July 31, 2017
Policies and procedures governing seclusion are “very stringent” and staff already do their best to…
Mental Health
Mental health staffing needs attention now
July 20, 2017
Nurses and midwives have pleaded with NSW Minister for Mental Health, Tanya Davies, to urgently…
Mental Health
Mental health care under scrutiny
June 30, 2017
Nurses must drive changes to reduce seclusion while ensuring safety. The NSWNMA wants nurses to…