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.
Carers’ commitment to behavioural support plans
Many people with learning disabilities exhibit some form of challenging behaviour. Research...
01 Sep 2013
A Guide to Practical Health Promotion
EACH CHAPTER of this Open University guide to health promotion begins with a clear...
01 Jul 2013
Treatment of clients in the NHS: A case study
Families of people with learning disabilities report frequently that their relatives receive...
01 Jul 2013
Good practice in helping clients cope with terminal illness
The Confidential Inquiry into Premature Deaths of People with Learning Disabilities reviewed...
01 Jul 2013
Ensuring the successful transition of adolescents to adult services
The movement of adolescents with learning disabilities from children’s to adult services can...
01 Jul 2013
Links between the conduct of carers and clients’ challenging behaviour
Challenging behaviour displayed by some people with intellectual disabilities is often a...
01 Jul 2013
Enhancing relationships between family carers and professionals
Several policies and strategies describe how support service professionals should work with...
01 Jul 2013
Advanced Issues in Social Role Valorization Theory
THE POPULARITY of social role valorisation (SRV) as a guide to the development of...
01 Jun 2013
Involving service users in student education
In 2010, the introduction of Nursing and Midwifery Council standards for pre-registration...
01 Jun 2013
One parent’s experience of autism spectrum disorder
This article is written from the perspective of a parent who has a child with autism...
01 Jun 2013
Networking opportunities for learning disability nurses
Developments in service provision and delivery have changed how and where learning...
01 Jun 2013
Promoting mutuality in a family-centred service
Fostering mutual relationships, where the expertise of all parties is valued and promoted,...
01 May 2013
Breast screening: participation of women with intellectual disabilities
The NHS breast cancer screening programme has resulted in overdiagnosis of breast cancer in...
01 May 2013
Involving service users in an inclusive research project
This article describes how people with learning disabilities and community learning...
01 May 2013
Neurodiversity: accepting autistic difference
‘Insider’ descriptions of living with autism in a world where most people are not autistic...
01 May 2013
Assessing distress in people with intellectual disabilities
Background There are few available tools for screening and assessing mental distress in...
01 Apr 2013
How families perceive the care-giving experience
This article discusses the experiences of families who care for relatives with learning...
01 Apr 2013