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Caring for People with Learning Disabilities

ISBN: 978-0-470-01993-1

September 2006

192 pages

Description
Featuring 11 chapters, each one with a detailed glossary, Learning to Care for People with Learning Disabilities is designed to be used as a reference book in either the clinical setting, classroom or at home. Chapters are re-divided into discrete sections reflecting contemporary Learning Disability nursing practice. References to care in a range of primary and secondary care settings are made throughout the book. Each chapter begins with key points and concludes with a summary of the significant points to reinforce learning.
About the Author
Ian Peate, Associate Head of School, School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Herfordshire

Debra Fearnes, Senior Lecturer, Learning Disability Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Herfordshire.

Features
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.