Intellectual Disability Nursing Practice
Book
Paperback/Softback
288 pages
978-1-4051-3672-3 (ISBN)
Description
"Learning Disability Nursing Practice" provides a comprehensive overview of the work of learning disability nurses. It examines the development of the profession, and then explores recent government initiatives and contemporary perspectives to place the nurse within a present day context. It covers contemporary research, theory & practice of learning disability nursing within the UK. Written in a clear, accessible way, this practical textbook will allow greater insight and understanding into the role of the learning disability nurse.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 244 mm
Width: 172 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-4051-3672-3 (9781405136723)
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Content
PART ONE: ORIGINS 1. A Historical & Contemporary Review on Learning Disability Nursing 2. Conceptions from 60 Years of Learning Disability Practice: From Colony Hospital to Community Care PART TWO: PERSPECTIVES 3. The Influence of Social Change on Learning Disability Nursing Services & Practices 4. Researching Learning Disability Nursing 5. Community Nursing in Learning Disability PART THREE: PRACTICES 6. Health Access & Towards Inclusion 7. Epilepsy 8. People with Profound & Multiple Learning Disabilities 9. Mental Health and Learning Disability 10. Challenging Behaviour 11. Forensics 12. Autistic Spectrum Disorders 13. Children's Services & Transition PART FOUR: FURTHER PERSPECTIVES 14. Challenges for Contemporary Curriculum within Learning Disability Nursing 15. Joint Training & Interprofessional Education 16. Practice Development in Learning Disability Nursing