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Why do nurses sometimes ask the wrong question?
- Author:
- GORNY Kane
- Journal article citation:
- Nursing Times, 23.10.12, 2012, pp.16-18.
- Publisher:
- Nursing Times
The recent high profile case of Kane Gorny highlighted a number of systemic and individual failures that led to his death by dehydration in a hospital bed. This article asks how it happened and presents some psychological, human aspects that may have contributed to the tragic outcome. He uses the example of 'schemas' or mental representations which can explain how we respond to situations and can also result in prejudice. The author suggests that when a patient is aggressive, nurses should seek a reason for it and act on this, rather than respond to the aggression directly. Reflective practice is one way to help with this issue and to change practice.
A small-scale investigation of hospital experiences among people with a learning disability on Merseyside: speaking with patients and their carers
- Author:
- DINMORE Adam Peter
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 40(3), September 2012, pp.201-212.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
People with a learning disability face a number of distinct challenges when seeking access to hospital care. Previous research has suggested that there is a lack of expertise in the provision of health care to people with learning disabilities and negative attitudes towards this population held by healthcare professionals. The aim of this study was to evaluate the general hospital experiences of people with learning disabilities at NHS hospitals on Merseyside. Data is drawn from 12 semi-structured interviews each lasting approximately 1 hour. Of these interviews, 2 were conducted with an unaccompanied person with a learning disability, 3 were conducted with a person with a learning disability alongside their carer, and 7 were conducted with the carer or carers of a person with a learning disability. A thematic analysis of the interview data identified 11 primary themes. These themes and their implications for practice are discussed alongside supporting quotes from the interviews. It is concluded that people with learning disabilities on Merseyside continue to contest with the same difficulties during hospital experiences as have been identified previously by numerous national and international investigations.
An investigation of nursing staff attitudes and emotional reactions towards patients with intellectual disability in a general hospital setting
- Authors:
- LEWIS Sharna, STENFERT-KROESE Biza
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 23(4), July 2010, pp.355-365.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
It has been suggested that inequalities in health care for people with intellectual disabilities may be partly explained by negative attitudes of health professionals. This study aimed to investigate the attitudes and emotional reactions reported by nursing staff working in general hospitals towards caring for patients with intellectual disabilities. Attitudes towards patients with physical disabilities were also assessed to act as a comparison. An initial small scale pilot study was used to develop a self-report, vignette style questionnaire entitled ‘Caring for Patients with Disabilities, and to test its validity and reliability. In the main study, the questionnaire was distributed to 54 wards in 6 general hospitals from 4 NHS trusts in the UK. A total of 262 completed questionnaires were returned. The results demonstrated that nursing staff reported less positive attitudes, more negative emotions and fewer positive emotions, in response to caring for a patient with an intellectual disability compared to a patient with a physical disability. The occupational status (registered general nurse, student nurse, nursing assistant) had no effect upon the respondents’ reported attitudes or emotions. Finally, attitudinal and emotional variables were significantly correlated, with positive emotions being associated with more favourable attitudes. The article concludes that the presence of less positive attitudes and feelings amongst nursing staff towards patients with intellectual disabilities may affect the quality of care.
Working in sunshine
- Author:
- MAHONY Chris
- Journal article citation:
- Nursing Times, 8.12.99, 1999, pp.61-64.
- Publisher:
- Nursing Times
This careers focus article explores how recent improvements in training and changing value systems which assert that people with learning difficulties are as valuable as anyone else, have helped learning disabilities nursing to shed its 'Cinderella' image.
Parallel stigma? Nurses and people with learning disabilities
- Author:
- MITCHELL Duncan
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 28(2), June 2000, pp.78-81.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Discusses the history of learning disability nursing in the context of its development within the nursing profession and its relationship with people with learning disabilities. Although the present author recognises the profound differences between the history of people with learning disabilities and those paid to care for them, he seeks to establish some common ground on the basis of parallel stigma.
Marginalization and its effects on the sexuality-related potentials of the learning disabled person
- Authors:
- SHEERIN F., SINES D.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Learning Disabilities for Nursing Health and Social Care, 3(1), March 1999, pp.39-49.
The author contends that marginalisation exists in both the UK and Ireland at a functional and attitudinal level, within many contemporary learning disability services. This conceptual paper seeks to examine the effects of marginalisation on the development of learning disabled people in Ireland, within the context of a proposed, integrative approach to personhood.
One job two skills
- Author:
- SIMS Dave
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 2.12.99, 1999, p.26.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Argues joint practitioners could be the driving force behind changing attitudes to joint working, provided they are supported.