Learning Disability Nursing
Published on 8. May 2008
216 pages
978-1-4051-4785-9 (ISBN)
Description
Learning disability nurses play a leading role in the care andsupport of people with learning disabilities. LearningDisability Nursing explores the theory and practice of learningdisability nursing, with an emphasis on understanding theexperiences of learning disability nurses as they seek to practiceeffectively. It examines key issues faced by people with learningdisabilities and those who support them and promotes the role ofknowledgeable and reflective practitioners.
* Develops a framework for learning disability nursingpractice
* Examines key issues for people with learning disabilities
* Identifies distinctive features of learning disabilitynursing
* Supports learning disability nurses in developing their roles andto support those with learning disabilities in exercising theirrights.
* Explores ethical and moral dilemmas, challenges and successes
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'an important and distinctive contribution to the art andscience of the practice of learning disability nurses.' Learning Disabilities Research & Practice 'the contributors to this book have been successful inconveying an accurate insight into what it feels like being andpractising as a contemporary earning disability nurse' Learning Disabilities Research & Practice 'This book should be in every library and undergraduateprogramme reading list as essential reading for learning disabilitynurses to take stock of where we are today.' Learning Disabilities Research & Practice 'The material is so well drawn in its depiction of the roleof the learning disability nurse from 14 prominent and influentialpractitioners that it is constitutes a solid 'investmentbuy.'' Learning Disabilities Research & PracticeMore details
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Content
Preface.
Contributors.
Chapter 1. Discovering Learning Disability Nursing.
Chapter 2. Getting the Balance Right: The Issue of Rights andResponsibilities in Learning Disability.
Chapter 3. A Partnership for Health: Respecting Choice as Partof a Healthy Lifestyle.
Chapter 4. Getting the Message Across: Exploring the Functionsof Challenging Behaviour.
Chapter 5. The Purpose and Practice of Learning DisabilityNursing.
Chapter 6. Lending an Ear: Helping Someone to Speak Out.
Chapter 7. A New Start: Earning the Trust of a Family.
Chapter 8. A Home of Their Own: Supporting a Tenant'sGroup.
Chapter 9. The Relevance of Learning Disability Nursing.
Chapter 10. Taking a Step Back: Tackling Women's HealthIssues in Learning Disability.
Chapter 11. A Shock to the System: Improving Encounters withAcute Health Care.
Chapter 12. Getting Life Under Control: Managing Risks fromEpilepsy.
Chapter 13. Learning Disability Nursing: A Model forPractice.
Chapter 14. Sustaining Learning Disability Nursing Practice.
Index
