Caring for People with Learning Disabilities

Ian Peate (Editor), Debra Fearns (Co-Editor)

ISBN: 978-0-470-01993-1

Paperback

192 pages

October 2006

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Provides student taking the learning disability strand of the BSc courses user-friendly and contemporary information, in relation to some of the key clinical practice issues that they may experience when caring for people with learning disabilities.

Specifically related to adults and adolescents with learning disabilities. The book addresses the needs of adults and adolescents with learning disabilities for student nurses.
Help students understand the fundamental aspects of clinical practice in order to provide safe and effective care to adults with learning disabilities in various situations.
Useful for the student being supervised from a distance.
Text is based on the principles of care that will encourage the student to grow and develop.
Practice-based handbook or manual with a sound evidence base.
Helps the student develop a questioning approach to care.
Written in an accessible, user-friendly manner that results in students developing a greater insight into the complexities associated with nursing practice.