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Learning Disability Nursing at a Glance - Gates / Fearns / Welch
Learning Disability Nursing at a Glance - Gates / Fearns / Welch
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Author : Gates / Fearns / Welch Language: English Finishing : Paperback, 180 pages ISBN : 978-1-118-50613-4 Edition Number: 2014 Description: Learning Disability Nursing at a Glance is the perfect companion for study and revision from the publishers of the market-leading at a Glance series. This visual, dynamic and user-friendly resource addresses the key principles underpinning contemporary learning disability...
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Author : Gates / Fearns / Welch
Language: English
Finishing : Paperback, 180 pages
ISBN : 978-1-118-50613-4
Edition Number: 2014
Description:
Learning Disability Nursing at a Glance is the perfect companion for study and revision from the publishers of the market-leading at a Glance series. This visual, dynamic and user-friendly resource addresses the key principles underpinning contemporary learning disability nursing practice, relates them to key clinical practice issues, and explores them in the context of maintaining health and well-being.
Exploring the full spectrum of care, this textbook addresses the needs of people with learning disabilities across the life span, from children through to adolescents and on to adults and older people. Aimed at nursing, health and social care students, as well as registered nurses, this is an invaluable resource for all those looking to consolidate and expand their knowledge, in order to provide safe, effective and compassionate care to people with learning disabilities.
- The perfect revision and consolidation textbook
- Highly visual colour presentation, with full colour illustrations throughout
- Includes expert contributions from learning disability academic staff as well as clinicians
- Embraces both primary and secondary care perspectives
- Supported by a companion website featuring case studies to further test your knowledge
- Available in a range of digital formats- perfect for ‘on the go’ study and revision
Table Of Contents:
- Preface
- Contributors
- How to use your revision guide
- About the companion website
- Part 1: Introduction to learning disability nursing
- 1 What is learning disability nursing?
- 2 Nursing and midwifery standards
- 3 The six C’s
- 4 The student nurse perspective
- Part 2: Exploration of learning disability
- 5 What is a learning disability?
- 6 Causes of learning disability
- 7 Chromosomal disorders
- 8 Genetic disorders
- 9 Other causes of learning disability
- Part 3: Childhood development
- 10 Antenatal screening
- 11 Developmental milestones
- 12 Common childhood diseases
- 13 Developing communication
- 14 Learning through play
- 15 Education
- 16 Screening for autistic spectrum conditions
- 17 Safeguarding children
- Part 4: Adolescence
- 18 Puberty
- 19 Bullying
- 20 Child and adolescent mental health services
- 21 Transition
- Part 5: Adults with a learning disability
- 22 Working with adults with learning disability
- 23 Communicating with people with learning disability
- 24 Sensory impairment
- 25 Living with autistic spectrum conditions
- 26 Epilepsy in adults with learning disability
- 27 Management of epilepsy
- Part 6: People with a learning disability and additional mental health needs
- 28 Managing challenging behaviour
- 29 Mental health issues
- 30 Personality disorder
- 31 Offenders with a learning disability
- Part 7: Vulnerable adults with a learning disability
- 32 Mental Capacity Act
- 33 Human rights
- 34 Equality Act 2010
- 35 Mental Health Act
- 36 Ethics, rights and responsibilities
- Part 8: Biophysical aspects of learning disability nursing
- 37 Biophysical aspects of learning disabilities
- 38 Common health issues
- 39 The Health Action Plan
- 40 Pain assessment and recognition
- 41 Palliative and end-of-life care
- 42 Dementia in people with Down’s syndrome
- 43 Sexual health issues
- 44 Postural care
- Part 9: Older people with a learning disability
- 45 Older people with a learning disability
- 46 Dementia care
- 47 The Mental State Examination
- Part 10: Medication
- 48 Anti-depressant and anti-psychotic drugs
- 49 Anti-epileptic drugs
- 50 Nurse prescribing
- 51 Drug calculations
- Part 11: The Learning Disability Nurse
- 52 The community learning disability nurse
- 53 Healthcare facilitators
- 54 The health liaison nurse
- 55 The assessment and treatment learning disability nurse
- 56 The prison nurse
- Part 12: Inclusion
- 57 Person-centred planning
- 58 Employment
- 59 Housing and leisure
- 60 Ethnic minorities and learning disability
- 61 Parents with learning disabilities
- 62 Family perspectives
- 63 A service user’s perspective
- 64 Advocacy
- 65 Health passports
- 66 Hate crime
- 67 Overview of legislation
- 68 Spirituality
- 69 Sex and adults with a learning disability
- 70 The 21st century: networking for success
- Further reading
- Index
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