Learning Disability Nursing

by Turnbull, John

• ISBN13: 9780632064632
• ISBN10: 0632064633
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-01-16
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Summary

Learning disability nurses play a leading role in the care and support of people with learning disabilities. Learning Disability Nursing explores the theory and practice of learning disability nursing, with an emphasis on understanding the experiences of learning disability nurses as they seek to practice effectively. It examines key issues faced by people with learning disabilities and those who support them and promotes the role of knowledgeable and reflective practitioners. * Develops a framework for learning disability nursing practice * Examines key issues for people with learning disabilities * Identifies distinctive features of learning disability nursing * Supports learning disability nurses in developing their roles and to support those with learning disabilities in exercising their rights. * Explores ethical and moral dilemmas, challenges and successes

Author Biography

John Turnbull is the editor of Learning Disability Nursing, published by Wiley.

Table of Contents

Preface	ix
Contributors	xi
Discovering learning disability nursing	1	(12)
John Turnbull
Getting the balance right: the issue of rights and responsibilities in learning disability	13	(15)
Tim Riding
A partnership for health: respecting choice as part of a healthy lifestyle	28	(15)
Jill Turner
Getting the message across: exploring the functions of challenging behaviour	43	(14)
Colin Doyle
The purpose and practice of learning disability nursing	57	(16)
Gwen Moulster
John Turnbull
Lending an ear: helping someone to speak out	73	(15)
Peter Dawson
A new start: earning the trust of a family	88	(11)
Jackie Roberts
A home of their own: supporting a tenants' group	99	(16)
Stephen Rawlinson
The relevance of learning disability nursing	115	(17)
Jennette Thompson
Sharon Pickering
Taking a step back: tackling women's health issues in learning disability	132	(14)
Julie Wilkins
A shock to the system: improving encounters with acute health care	146	(9)
Adrian Jones
Getting life under control: managing risks from epilepsy	155	(14)
Rebecca Welsh
Learning disability nursing: a model for practice	169	(19)
John Aldridge
Sustaining learning disability nursing practice	188	(11)
John Turnbull
Index	199