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Even during the COVID-19 pandemic, while efforts of direct patient care are at the forefront of nursing care around the globe, members of McLean’s Nursing Department had an impact on national and international psychiatric nursing, with several staff making poster presentations at this year’s...

Ashley Beaulieu, DO, is the third recipient of McLean’s innovative year-long fellowship in women’s mental health. For Beaulieu and her predecessors, this exceptional experience offered a fascinating 12 months of learning, with exposure to female patients coping with a range of diagnoses in every...

The Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) Addiction Medicine Fellowship and the Addiction Psychiatry Fellowship at Mass General Brigham have received a five-year grant to increase training opportunities for individuals pursuing careers in addiction medicine and addiction psychiatry. “We are thrilled...

I am pleased to share the journey of bringing the Professional Nursing Advancement Program (PNAP) from an idea to reality. In the spring of 2017, the inpatient nurse directors and nurse managers were enjoying a routine Nurse Council meeting when Linda M. Flaherty, RN, PMHCNS-BC, senior vice...

Alexandra Yogman, LICSW, recalls the first time she talked alone with a patient with borderline personality disorder (BPD). It was 2015, and as part of her social work master’s degree program, she was interning on McLean’s Short Term Unit. She had spent several months shadowing experienced...

Continuing its long tradition of offering twice-a-year professional development opportunities, the McLean Hospital Nursing Department presented its Spring 2018 Nurses’ Day Conference on Friday, May 11, in Pierce Hall. The daylong program, titled “Preventing Suicide: The Intersection of Public Health...

Reflections of a Proud Tradition Dr. Beverly Bartlett, President, McLean Hospital School of Nursing Alumni Association On May 19, 2018, a proud tradition ended. For 136 years, there has been a connection between McLean Hospital and the graduates of the McLean Hospital School of Nursing. For the last...

Nicole Visaggio was a mental health specialist (MHS) at McLean for a year before she decided to become a nurse. She spent the next three years working full-time as an MHS while attending nursing school. Now a nurse manager, she is midway through a master’s degree in forensic nursing. After being an...

McLean nurses and mental health specialists pride themselves on their ability to help patients through difficult times during their care. The verbal and non-verbal communication skills employed by staff are commonly referred to as de-escalation strategies. These skills and strategies are critical to...

This past October, nursing representatives from McLean Hospital traveled to Phoenix, Arizona, for the American Psychiatric Nurses Association (APNA) 31st Annual Conference. The APNA annual conferences are the largest gatherings of psychiatric mental health (PMH) nurses in the United States and are...

On September 29, McLean held its 2017 Fall Nursing Conference in Pierce Hall on the Belmont campus. This year’s conference, titled “Recovery in Motion,” focused on bridging the connection between mental health and physical health. McLean Nursing was honored to host Dixie L. Thompson, PhD, and Lora...