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This chapter revisits the themes of the systematic review, introduced in Chap. 4, which explored the question: what is wellbeing and how is it relevant to mental health nursing? The five main themes identified are discussed: wellbeing as a nebulous, multifaceted notion, physical wellbeing as a legitimate concern for nurses, psychosocial wellbeing for nurses, psychosocial wellbeing of nurses, and nurses as spiritual allies. The chapter examines how we can facilitate flourishing, the centrality of relatives, carers and family life, the connections between general health and psychological wellbeing, occupational stress and satisfying professional practice and the interaction between individual and organisational wellbeing. The author makes links and draws conclusions from the findings which lead to a series of eight recommendations for translating these findings into practice.
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Gillam, T. (2018). Wellbeing and Mental Health Nursing: Implications for Practice. In: Creativity, Wellbeing and Mental Health Practice. Palgrave Studies in Creativity and Culture. Palgrave Pivot, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-74884-9_9
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