Learning and Intellectual Disability Nursing Practice

ISBN-13: 9781032283579 / Angielski / Twarda / 2023 / 384 str.

Bob Gates

Opis

This well-respected core text provides a comprehensive solid foundation for students of nursing and practitioners who care for and or support people with learning/intellectual disabilities in a range of health and social care settings and scenarios.

Spis treści

1.The nature of intellectual disabilities and its relationship to intellectual disability nursing.  2.History and modern-day practice of intellectual disability nursing.  3.Intellectual disability nursing throughout the lifespan.  4.Role of the intellectual disability nurse in promoting health and well-being.  5.Intellectual disability nursing and mental health.  6.Intellectual disability nursing for people with profound intellectual disabilities and complex needs.  7.Intellectual disability nursing in forensic settings.  8.Challenging and distressed behaviour in people with intellectual disabilities: The role of intellectual disability nursing.  9.Community intellectual disability nursing.  10.Intellectual disabilities liaison nursing.  11.Current and future roles of intellectual disability nurses.  Appendix A: Nursing and Midwifery Council (2018) Standards of proficiency for registered nurses.  Appendix B: Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (2016) Competencies for entry to the register of nurses.