An exploration of what motivates people to participate in oral history projects
Aim To make the stories about former long-stay institutions available to a wider audience,...
27 Mar 2017
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.
The role of nurses in supporting people with intellectual disabilities to manage asthma
People with intellectual disabilities have greater health needs than the general population...
25 Jan 2017
Optimal nutrition for bone health in people with a learning disability
People with learning disabilities are at increased risk of low bone mineral density,...
25 Jan 2017
Gaining the power of initiation through intensive interaction
People with profound and multiple learning disabilities experience communication...
25 Jan 2017
The benefits of gaining research experience through a secondment
This article describes one learning disability nurse’s experience of being seconded to work...
25 Jan 2017
Supporting women with learning disabilities during breast cancer diagnosis in Ireland
As women grow older, they are at increased risk of developing breast cancer. Evidence...
28 Nov 2016
Physical interventions: hiding in plain sight
The 2014 launch of Positive and Proactive Care: Reducing the Need for Restrictive...
28 Nov 2016
Physical interventions: hiding in plain sight
The 2014 launch of Positive and Proactive Care: Reducing the Need for Restrictive...
28 Nov 2016
Psychological formulation in a community learning disability team
This article outlines the initial training and continuing facilitation of team-based...
28 Nov 2016
The role of the Norwegian social educator
The Norwegian social educator training is a three-year programme at the undergraduate level...
28 Nov 2016
The role of the nurse in assessing mobility decline in older people with intellectual...
People with intellectual disability, until recently, had notably earlier mortality rates...
26 Oct 2016
The use of intensive interaction with people with severe-profound intellectual...
Intensive interaction is a communication technique used with people with autism and/or...
26 Oct 2016
‘M.E. time’: meaningful engagement for people with a learning disability in secondary...
It is well known that people with learning disabilities face health inequalities and...
26 Oct 2016
Multiple morbidities assessment
People with multiple morbidities need a tailored approach to care, according to a new...
07 Oct 2016
Critical analysis of the STAPLLE behaviour support programme and comparison with the...
Challenging behaviour is any culturally abnormal behaviour that places the person, or others...
26 Sep 2016
Prescribing of psychotropic medicines: the role of learning disability nurses
NHS England has committed to reduce the amount of psychotropic medicines being prescribed...
26 Sep 2016
Bowel cancer screening for people with learning disabilities: establishing principles...
Bowel cancer is the fourth most common cancer in England, and with one in 20 people...
26 Sep 2016
Medication use in residential care for older people with intellectual disabilities
A growing body of literature documents multiple morbidities and multiple medication use...
26 Aug 2016