The following scenarios help you to put into practice what you have learnt from the book. A short description of a service user or a challenge in practice is outlined followed by a number of questions to prompt you to think about how you would employ your mental health nursing skills. After you have typed your response you can see a suggested author answer.

Choose the chapter you would like to practice from the list below. Please note: there are no scenarios for chapters 1, 2, 10 and 16. The scenarios will open in a new window.

Chapter 03

Values-based mental health nursing practice

Chapter 04

Evidence-based mental health nursing practice

Chapter 05

Caring: the essence of mental health nursing

Chapter 06

Interpersonal communication – Heron’s Six Category Intervention Analysis

Chapter 07

Forming, sustaining, and ending therapeutic interactions

Chapter 08

Working in partnership

Chapter 09

Recovery and social inclusion

Chapter 11

Fostering guided self-help

Chapter 12

Behavioural activation

Chapter 13

Medication management

Chapter 14

Legal, professional, and ethical issues

Chapter 15

Risk assessment and management

Chapter 17

Recognition and therapeutic management of self-harm and suicidal behaviour

Chapter 18

Prevention, recognition, and therapeutic management of violence

Chapter 19

Working with people with substance misuse problems

Chapter 20

Interagency and interprofessional working

Chapter 21

Personal and professional development

Chapter 22

Leadership and management