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Leanne Patrick

Scotland
As seen in: Color Research & Application, Wiley Online Library, Nursing Times, Nursing Standard
Covers:  Nursing, Mental Health, Politics, Policy, Women's Rights, Domestic Violence, Gender, Inequality, Learning Disabilities, NHS, Social Media, Misogyny
Queen's Nurse (RNMH) | Domestic abuse & sexual violence specialist | Writer | Feminist | RCN Council Member
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Online gender based violence in children and young people - Evidence-Based Nursing blog

Online gender based violence in children and young people - Evidence-Based Nursing blog

bmj.com — This week's blog has been written by Leanne Patrick who is a Registered Mental Health Nurse and Gender Based Violence Nurse Specialist with NHS Fife in Scotland (@LeanneHPatrick). Violence against women and girls comes in many forms and one of the most insidious is the growing phenomenon of internet based abuse.
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Rejecting the myth of the 'perfect victim'

Rejecting the myth of the 'perfect victim'

Nursing Standard — Nurses can safeguard women experiencing domestic or sexual violence, but first need to understand survivor behaviours The recent defamation trial between Johnny Depp and Amber Heard dominated social media for weeks. There was much online discussion about how a ‘real’ victim of domestic abuse or sexual violence behaves or what ‘true’ survivors look like.
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Domestic abuse: we must debunk myths about what victims look like

Domestic abuse: we must debunk myths about what victims look like

Nursing Standard — Nurses can safeguard women experiencing domestic or sexual violence - but miss important cues if they misunderstand survivor behaviours
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Professional nursing discussions essential to ensure safe, effective and non-discriminatory care....

Professional nursing discussions essential to ensure safe, effective and non-discriminatory care....

bmj.com — Professional nursing discussions essential to ensure safe, effective and non-discriminatory care
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Gender Dysphoria in children and young people: The implications for clinical staff of the Bell V'...

Gender Dysphoria in children and young people: The implications for clinical staff of the Bell V'...

Wiley Online Library — In the past few years, there has been a very significant rise in the number of children and young people seeking treatment for gender dysphoria This area is the subject of much discussion, as evidenced in a recent court case in the UK which examined competence and capacity of young people to consent to potentially irreversible interventions. Clinicians involved in gaining consent to puberty blockers for gender dysphoric young people, must understand the evidence in this area and be aware of the heavy burden of accountability placed upon them.
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The role of nurses in recognising and responding to violence against women

The role of nurses in recognising and responding to violence against women

Wiley Online Library — Violence against women (VAW) is the threat of or actual harm by physical, sexual or psychological abuse. Male violence, the most prevalent and dangerous form, is the leading contributor towards death, disease and disability amongst women aged 18–44 globally.
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Reckoning with sexual harassment in nursing - Evidence-Based Nursing blog

Reckoning with sexual harassment in nursing - Evidence-Based Nursing blog

bmj.com — This week's Blog is written by Leanne Patrick (@LeanneHPatrick) a specialist nurse in domestic abuse and sexual violence. Following "serious allegations of sexual harassment", The Royal College of Nursing has taken the decision to move its annual congress event online. Although the announcement has come as quite a shock to many members and potentially divided [...]Read More...
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Domestic violence: a lack of training is stopping nurses from saving lives

Domestic violence: a lack of training is stopping nurses from saving lives

Nursing Standard — Nurses in all settings come into contact with abuse victims, so should be equipped with the skills to ask questions, identify the signs and offer support
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Sex, gender and nursing

Sex, gender and nursing

Wiley Online Library — The aim of this editorial is to raise awareness and provoke discussion about the issues of sex and gender in nursing. Here, we provide a brief summary of a complex and challenging area. This topic has been the subject of significant heated debate on social media and has, more recently, come to the fore in more mainstream media and throughout sections of academia-prompting increasingly polarized discussion.
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Men in nursing: recruitment campaigns pander to bogus concerns about inequality

Men in nursing: recruitment campaigns pander to bogus concerns about inequality

rcni.com — Recruitment campaigns that focus on men hijack inequality concerns for the benefit of society's most advantaged group.
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Misogyny thrives when women are silenced online - and in the workplace

Misogyny thrives when women are silenced online - and in the workplace

rcni.com — Gender-based violence nurse says the profession must address misogyny exposed by the Sarah Everard case if it is to represent and protect patients and staff.
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Gender-based violence nursing: this rewarding new role and its responsibilities

Gender-based violence nursing: this rewarding new role and its responsibilities

RCNI — Gender-based violence nurses are a hub for multi-agency healthcare and safeguarding, and they are meeting an increasingly urgent need.
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The Culture Wars, nursing, and academic freedom

The Culture Wars, nursing, and academic freedom

Wiley : Journal of Advanced Nursing — Editorial: Orthodoxy whether of the right or of the left is the graveyard of creativity.
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COVID-19: when our social media posts shift from sharing concerns to fuelling anxiety

COVID-19: when our social media posts shift from sharing concerns to fuelling anxiety

RCNI — As the public looks for healthcare guidance online, it's important that nurses choose their words wisely.
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‘What does Covid-19 mean for mental health and learning disability patients?’

‘What does Covid-19 mean for mental health and learning disability patients?’

Nursing Times — In the aftermath of the 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic, researchers from around the world considered its impact upon mental health services and patients. They resoundingly concluded that disaster planning should include well-developed strategies for managing infectious disease outbreaks in order to protect vulnerable patients. However,…
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Sexual harassment is not 'just part of the job'

Sexual harassment is not 'just part of the job'

RCNI — Nursing students should be given more support when dealing with sexual comments from patients A discussion on Twitter caught my attention recently; a female nursing student was asking for advice about dealing with sexual comments from older male patients and responses were, unsurprisingly, mixed.
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Three issues for mental health nurse educators preparing new preregistration programmes

Three issues for mental health nurse educators preparing new preregistration programmes

RCNI — This article explores three issues facing nurse educators as they prepare new mental health nursing courses: how to respond to adverse life experiences or trauma; how to address the ethical tensions inherent in the use of coercive practices; and how to make a difference to people’s physical health and to mortality statistics, which indicate that people with longstanding mental health issues die at a much younger age than their contemporaries.
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Tackling student mental health challenges together

Tackling student mental health challenges together

rcni.com — The first-ever nursing student mental health day started a new conversation about well-being Earlier this year, nursing students from around the globe came together on social media to mark the first annual Student Nurse Mental Health Day. This initiative reflects growing concerns about the well-being of nursing students, which many believe has been overlooked for too long.
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The latest learning disability care scandal makes me fear for my daughter's future

The latest learning disability care scandal makes me fear for my daughter's future

RCNI — As the nursing community reels from the BBC Panorama footage of alleged abuse at Whorlton Hall private hospital, those of us who are parents and carers of children with learning disabilities look on in quiet horror.
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The #whatnurseswear campaign shows what nurses can achieve using social media

The #whatnurseswear campaign shows what nurses can achieve using social media

RCNI — Nurses command respect for the profession by uniting to challenge outdated attitudes.
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‘We cannot afford to alienate people only for them to become sicker’

‘We cannot afford to alienate people only for them to become sicker’

Nursing Times — By a process called psychological continuity, John Locke reasoned that personal identity is bound only to consciousness.
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‘Wicked problems require creative solutions’

‘Wicked problems require creative solutions’

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Mother, daughter, sister, wife… mental health nurse?

Mother, daughter, sister, wife… mental health nurse?

Nursing Times — As a mental health professional, how do you deal with a struggling family member?
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