Staffing and certain compliance issues related to updated survey guidance coming in late March, particularly those that relate to patient discharges as ...

School nurses manage medications, provide first aid and care for students with chronic illnesses like diabetes, asthma and life-threatening allergies. They also play a critical role in supporting ...

A state Senate committee advanced a measure that would allow doctors to prescribe appropriate meds to patients with mental ...

Palms West is not a Baker Act-receiving facility, yet the man now charged with attempted murder was under the mental health hold.

A first-of-its-kind study provides a snapshot of the substantial mental health burden on nurses around the world. Published in the journal International Nursing Review, the research documents the ...

Telemedicine is a safe and convenient way to seek mental health services in an increasingly virtual world. If you’re considering seeing a psychiatrist but prefer to hold sessions remotely ...

The mental health of healthcare providers is both fragile and resilient. Providers often face intense patient interactions without the time or training to process their emotions. For instance, after ...

"A nurse leader — or any leader for that matter — is an individual who has the propensity to inspire, influence and motivate nursing staff and other health care workers to work together to achieve ...

This guidance is aimed at solicitors, and will help you assess whether clients have mental capacity to instruct you, and whether you can accept and act on the client’s instructions. It explains the ...

Now there are hopes it could be used to help improve people's mental health. My right arm is shaking. Sweat drips from my forehead as I twist my body from a side plank into a yoga pose known as ...

Chinese officials are increasingly medicating “troublemakers” and forcing them into psychiatric hospitals to silence dissenters, an investigation has revealed. Citizens who openly protest or ...

Two nurses at a psychiatric hospital were left fearing death during an attack by a patient who warned them "I'm willing to go to jail for murder, it's worth it". The women were attacked by William ...