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What all nurses have to gain from learning disabilities training
Our podcast looks at what's behind mandatory training, plus strategies from specialist nurses
University team wants nurses’ input on protective gown designs
Ever thought your personal protective equipment could be better designed?
Retired nurses with lapsed registrations targeted for return to the profession
University’s return to practice course seeks to boost local NHS workforce
Get your booster, urges nurse who delayed jab due to hesitancy
Toyin Oladotun administered COVID-19 vaccine for months before getting first jab
Nurses call on NMC to withdraw from Stonewall’s diversity programme
Affiliation with the scheme risks damaging the profession’s reputation, says open letter
New short films show ‘what a great profession nursing is’
Promotional videos show newly qualified nurses talking of pride in their new career
Evidence and Practice
Overuse of psychotropics: implementing the STOMP programme in clinical practice
Why you should read this article: • To increase your awareness of the principles and...
Symptom management at the end of life for people with intellectual disabilities
A refresher on nurses’ responsibilities in relation to providing end of life care
Meeting the mental health needs of a young person with an intellectual disability: a...
Enhance your knowledge of the challenges for this client group in accessing services
Person-centred planning for people with learning disabilities and complex needs
Discussion of the barriers and facilitators to implementation of person-centred planning
Understanding trauma in people with severe and profound learning disabilities
Strategies you can use to support service users who may have experienced trauma
Adapting the Solihull Approach for staff caring for adults with learning disabilities
Enhancing practitioners’ understanding of service users’ behaviours that challenge
Features
Placements: how students can prepare, survive and thrive
Lecturer Sam Humphrey sets out a strategy for learning disability students
Vaccine hesitancy: how a bespoke pathway helps people with learning disabilities
Learning disability nurse Rebecca Crossley’s vaccine clinic adapts to each individual
How to increase health check uptake for people with learning disabilities
A nurse-led team improved health outcomes for service users during COVID-19
Learning disabilities: how nurses can tackle taboos about sexual relationships
If supported, adults with a learning disability can have happy and safe sexual relationships
Sexual exploitation of children: how to raise concerns
NSPCC warns of a rise in cases of child exploitation during the pandemic
Talking about death: how to help people with learning disabilities make sense of loss
Nurses can offer valuable support through the grieving process
Opinion
Why the future’s looking bright for learning disability nursing
With an increasing population in need of care of support, there are many career opportunities
Bereavement support crisis: how should we shape future services?
Even before the pandemic, provision was inadequate. Share your views on joined-up support
Standardised uniforms for nurses: who will wear them and when?
Uniform for NHS staff in England will have a dress option and reflect cultural diversity
Students
Simulated clinical placements: how to learn from mistakes in a risk-free environment
Virtual reality and high-tech simulation can build confidence to practise safely
I have a neurodiverse condition – how can I get the most out of my studies?
Advice from students with conditions such as dyslexia and autism on strategies that can help
Safeguarding demystified: a beginner’s guide
It’s an issue fundamental to nursing care, but do you know what’s expected of you?
Careers
What does being a Queen’s Nurse mean and could it improve your practice?
The title recognises high standards of person-centred care in community nursing
Revalidating for the first time: what you need to know about each step of the process
We explain the requirements and timeline, plus how to stay on track using a portfolio
How new challenges re-energised our nursing careers
Two nurses prompted by the pandemic to move jobs talk about their new career paths