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.

Importance of role clarity: a critique of the literature

Community learning disability nurses need a clear understanding of the concept of ‘role’....

Group top-up therapy for service users

Group interventions offer an alternative means of providing psychological support to people...

Breaking bad news to people with learning disabilities and dementia

People with learning disabilities are now enjoying a longer life expectancy than ever before...

Therapeutic relationships in intellectual disability nursing practice

The therapeutic relationship is an interpersonal affiliation between a nurse and a client....

Unique role of learning disability liaison nurses

It is recognised that people with learning disabilities who also have a long-term condition...

Good practice in parenting support: a joint education and service improvement project

A growing number of people with learning disabilities are becoming parents, and many of them...

Physical intervention training for parents and carers

Training staff and paid carers who support people with learning disabilities and challenging...

Breastfeeding of newborns with Down’s syndrome

Despite compelling evidence about the benefits of breastfeeding, little is known about the...

Advice on personal safety for women with learning disabilities

Women with learning disabilities have the same emotional needs, drives and desires and as...

Overcoming fear with peer support

The article explains how a group approach using class peers in a school for children with...

Talking About Down’s Syndrome: Conversations for New Parents

‘CONGRATULATIONS ON the birth of your new baby’ is the welcome message from the...

Caring for people with autism spectrum disorder

Autism is a relatively new diagnostic category that has prompted debate among people...

Staff reluctance to report clients to the police

The reluctance of carers to report alleged offences by people with learning disabilities to...

Time to change the culture of learning disability services

An analysis of organisational culture of health and social care services shows that policy...

Supporting service users to lose weight

Obesity commonly leads to long-term health problems and it is especially prevalent among...

What students, carers and children can learn from family placements

The literature on learning disability nurse education stresses the importance of nursing...

Intellectual Disability and Dementia: Research into Practice

THIS BOOK offers a fair and balanced appraisal of the evidence base on people with...

Carers’ training in the administration of emergency rescue medication

There is a higher prevalence of epilepsy in people with learning disabilities than in the...

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