Evidence and Practice

Clinical

Supporting autistic refugees in the UK using the HOPE(S) model

Supporting autistic refugees in the UK using the HOPE(S) model

Focusing on the harmful effects of solitary confinement on autistic refugees

Oral health

Your quick-read article summary

Understanding how including ‘experts by experience’ in nurse education can improve care quality

Including ‘experts by experience’ in nurse education can improve care quality

The importance of nurses learning from people with lived experience

Exploring the accuracy of the online version of the Learning Disability Screening Questionnaire

Exploring the online version of the Learning Disability Screening Questionnaire

The online version may offer a quick, easy way to help reduce people ‘hidden’ from healthcare services

Spiritual care and learning disability nursing: an exploratory review of the literature

Spiritual care and learning disability nursing: an exploratory review of the literature

More research on spiritual care could add to the evidence base that nurses draw on to provide holistic care

Finding Ivy: a life worthy of life – learning from the stories of victims of the Nazis’ Aktion T4 killing programme

Finding Ivy: lessons from life stories of victims of the Nazis’ Aktion T4 programme

The project will give nurses greater sensitivity to practices that might threaten those in their care

CPD articles

Dementia in people with learning disabilities

Your quick-read article summary

Developing a practice template for communicating with families of people with learning disabilities

A practice template for communicating with families of people with learning disabilities

Developing practice templates can help outline care standards and develop a rapport with families

Recognising and assessing for dementia in people with learning disabilities

Recognising and assessing for dementia in people with learning disabilities

A discussion of early signs and symptoms using a case study to explore an ‘ideal’ diagnostic pathway

Using reflective practice to enhance the care of people with learning disabilities

Using reflective practice to enhance the care of people with learning disabilities

An overview of reflective practice using a case study of a mother’s evaluation of her son's care

 Obesity and nutrition: supporting positive dietary behaviour change in people with learning disabilities

Supporting positive dietary behaviour change in people with learning disabilities

The importance of nutrition as a controllable factor in preventing long-term conditions

Rare epilepsy syndromes: understanding treatment goals and management challenges

Rare epilepsy syndromes: understanding treatment goals and management challenges

How nurses can provide adequate care and support to service users, family members and carers

Practice question

Photographs of quilt squares brought together in the form of a mosaic or eQuilt: arts and crafts activities can stimulate discussion on mental health and well-being

Learning disabilities: can arts and crafts help mental health?

Arts and crafts activities can stimulate discussion on mental health and well-being

Illustration of therapeutic untruths shows two seated people talking, the woman has her arm on the man's shoulder and a voice bubble has a tick in it, but her thought bubble has a cross in it

Are therapeutic untruths acceptable when talking to a person with a learning disability?

While no one wants to tell direct lies, therapeutic untruths can be beneficial

Photo shows nurse talking through a health action plan with a woman with learning disabilities and a family member: health promotion can be used collaboratively by nurses and people with learning disabilities to empower and reduce health inequalities

What is health promotion and how can it be used with people with learning disabilities?

Tailoring health education to specific needs can empower people and reduce inequalities

Jobs