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.
Exploring the value of reflexivity in learning disability research
Reflexivity can be used by researchers to manage their thoughts, feelings and preconceptions
Resource Buddy: an online resource to support mindfulness-based interventions
Exploring the evidence base for mindfulness-based interventions for people with LDs
The Telford model: inspiring new leaders in learning disability nursing
Supporting and mentoring learning disability nursing students can be rewarding for all parties, but the challenge is to ensure that the process is robust and effective. The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) standards for entry to the register require that all nursing students are competent in the four domains of professional values; communication and interpersonal skills; nursing practice and decision-making; and leadership, management and team working. Providing nursing students with the opportunity to practise and become competent in these domains formed the basis of the Telford model’s development. This article describes the model and explains how it works in practice, using the experiences of nursing students and their mentors. The article also shows how implementing the model can improve students’ competence and confidence while increasing placement capacity, which easily matches the new NMC standards to support learning and assessment in practice.
Reintegration of people with mental health problems or learning disabilities from prison
The benefits of a communication forum specifically in support of community reintegration
Syndromes: Batten disease
A look at Batten disease, a collection of rare and fatal inherited disorders of the nervous system
Staff training in services for people who have LDs with behaviour that challenges
An interactive and collaborative approach may be most effective
Development of epilepsy risk assessment guidance for carers and services
Nurses need to feel confident about supporting people with LD affected by epilepsy
Puberty: challenges for adolescents on the autism spectrum
Nurses need an understanding of the root causes of problematic sexual behaviour
Syndromes: Sanfilippo syndrome
A look at this progressive and rare congenital lysosomal disorder
Emotion recognition and processing style in children with an intellectual disability
Processing style may affect emotion recognition differently in children and adults
Attitudes and perceptions of general nurses caring for people with learning disabilities
Literature review examining general nurses' caring for people with learning disabilities
Positive behaviour support standards audit of people with an intellectual disability
This article describes how PBS standards were audited in an assessment and treatment unit