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Mental health of social media influencers (2024)
Journal Article

There is a wide body of research on the effects of social media use on mental health, particularly focusing on young people. However, very little is known about the mental health of social media influencers (SMIs), who also tend to be quite young. Th... Read More about Mental health of social media influencers.

Ontological insecurity of inattentiveness: Conceptualizing how risk management practices impact on patient recovery when admitted to an acute psychiatric hospital (2023)
Journal Article

Risk management which assesses and mitigates risks such as suicide and violence is under scrutiny, particularly within psychiatric inpatient settings. Restrictive practices, which result from risk assessment, such as observations, physical restraint... Read More about Ontological insecurity of inattentiveness: Conceptualizing how risk management practices impact on patient recovery when admitted to an acute psychiatric hospital.

The role of mental health nurses in planetary health (2023)
Journal Article

This article will critically explore the concept of planetary health and locate the role and identity of the mental health nurse (MHN) within it. Like humans, our planet thrives in optimum conditions, finding the delicate balance between health and i... Read More about The role of mental health nurses in planetary health.

Educating nurses caring for paediatric inflammatory bowel disease patients receiving biologics: The impact of a virtual event (2023)
Journal Article

Background: A virtual educational and networking event took place for registered nurses caring for administering biologic therapy in paediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) patients and their families. The aim was to establish the level of self-r... Read More about Educating nurses caring for paediatric inflammatory bowel disease patients receiving biologics: The impact of a virtual event.

The risk of risk management: Adopting critical theories to explore clinical risk concerns in mental health care (2021)
Journal Article

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to outline several critical risk theories and explore their application to risk concerns in mental health care. This will contribute to the on-going debate about risk management practices and the impact these mig... Read More about The risk of risk management: Adopting critical theories to explore clinical risk concerns in mental health care.

Giving a voice to patient experiences through the insights of pragmatism (2020)
Journal Article

As a philosophical position, pragmatism can be critiqued to distinguish truth only with methods that bring about desired results, predominantly with scientific enquiry. The article hopes to dismiss this oversimplification and propose that within ment... Read More about Giving a voice to patient experiences through the insights of pragmatism.

Approaches to reviewing the literature in grounded theory: A framework (2020)
Journal Article

Background
There is considerable debate about how to review the literature in grounded theory research. Notably, grounded theory typically discourages reviewing the literature before data is collected and analysed, so that researchers do not form p... Read More about Approaches to reviewing the literature in grounded theory: A framework.

Patient perspectives of helpful risk management practices within mental health services. A mixed studies systematic review of primary research (2019)
Journal Article

© 2019 John Wiley & Sons Ltd What is known about the subject?: Risk in psychiatry involves harm to self or others owing to mental health difficulties, for example iatrogenic effects of treatment, self-harm, suicide and violence. Risk management is... Read More about Patient perspectives of helpful risk management practices within mental health services. A mixed studies systematic review of primary research.

Social justice, capabilities and learning support provided by lecturers: A phenomenological-hermeneutic study (2018)
Journal Article

© 2018 Many student nurses require additional support to undertake university level education. Lecturers are well placed to deliver learning support, which may enrich attainment with assignments. Yet fairness in how support is offered, for example if... Read More about Social justice, capabilities and learning support provided by lecturers: A phenomenological-hermeneutic study.

What activities might facilitate personal recovery for adults who continue to self-harm? A meta-synthesis employing the connectedness/hope and optimism/identity/meaning/empowerment framework (2018)
Journal Article

© 2017 Australian College of Mental Health Nurses Inc. Self-harm is an international concern. While treatment in health care focusses on methods to reduce the act, there is less exploration in how to assist adults who are unable to minimize their sel... Read More about What activities might facilitate personal recovery for adults who continue to self-harm? A meta-synthesis employing the connectedness/hope and optimism/identity/meaning/empowerment framework.

What activities facilitate personal recovery for adults who continue to self-harm? (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

A concurrent presentation on what activities may assist adults who struggle to reduce their self-harm. This was without reducing the act of self-injury. The presentation drew on a publication whereby a systematic review was conducted to discover what... Read More about What activities facilitate personal recovery for adults who continue to self-harm?.

Managing and supporting adolescent students experiencing mental health issues: A case study exploring motivation and career choice in further education (2014)
Thesis

Learning to deliver compassionate care: The role of peer support for practice learning (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Following publication of the Willis Report (2012) and the Francis Report (2010, 2013), there is an increasing focus upon how compassionate care is addressed in undergraduate nursing programmes (Cornwell et al., 2013). This poster presentation illustr... Read More about Learning to deliver compassionate care: The role of peer support for practice learning.