Urinary continence promotion and people with an intellectual disability
Continence is regarded as a basic need and many continence problems can be addressed and...
18 May 2018
Clinical
Our clinical nursing articles aim to inform and educate nurse practitioners and students. This is achieved through the publication of peer-reviewed, evidence-based, relevant and topical articles.
Evaluating a group for young people who have a sibling with a disability
Siblings of children who have a disability frequently take on care, responsibility and...
15 May 2018
Prevalence and management of coeliac disease in people with Down’s syndrome
People with Down’s syndrome are more likely to have additional health complications than the...
08 May 2018
Syndromes: Down’s syndrome
Second in a series about conditions with common symptoms that constitute syndromes
03 May 2018
‘Just look at my face’: co-production of a positive behavioural support plan
Service-user involvement is important in learning disability services. Historically,...
21 Mar 2018
Use of mealtime advice mats in special schools for children with learning disabilities
Aim Eating, drinking and swallowing difficulties can have serious outcomes for children and...
21 Mar 2018
International and interprofessional experiences on welfare services for people with...
International student exchange is an opportunity to discover and learn from practice in...
21 Mar 2018
Interprofessional working between intellectual disability nurses and speech and...
Communicating effectively, interprofessionally and with adults with intellectual...
21 Mar 2018
Syndromes: Cornelia de Lange syndrome
First in a series about conditions with common symptoms that constitute syndromes
23 Feb 2018
Martial arts, disruptive innovation and the future of physical interventions in...
Physical intervention techniques must continue to be refined and developed to ensure they...
24 Jan 2018
Supporting safe eating and drinking for people with severe and profound intellectual...
This article outlines the difficulties that people with severe and profound intellectual and...
24 Jan 2018
Student experiences of an Erasmus+ project on children and young people with complex...
This article explores the lived experiences of five nursing students who participated in the...
24 Jan 2018
An evaluation of the Health Equalities Framework for people with a learning disability
There is increasing evidence that the Health Equalities Framework (HEF) benefits people with...
24 Jan 2018
Outcomes from a quality improvement initiative in an eating and drinking difficulties...
This article explores the benefits of a multidisciplinary team in a learning disability...
27 Nov 2017
Risperidone in autism therapy and its efficacy
This article explores the use of the atypical antipsychotic drug, risperidone. It will...
27 Nov 2017
Managing sleep problems in children with learning disabilities: the nursing role
Sleep problems in children with learning disabilities are common and affect their health and...
27 Nov 2017
Improving healthcare access for people with intellectual disabilities in four European...
The population of people with intellectual disabilities – this is the international term...
27 Nov 2017
An evaluation of vision champion training for community learning disability healthcare...
Visual impairments are common in people with learning disabilities, but identification,...
26 Sep 2017