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Caring teams
- Author:
- BARR Owen
- Journal article citation:
- Nursing Times, 1.9.93, 1993, pp.58-60.
- Publisher:
- Nursing Times
Assessing parents' coping abilities and the delivery of appropriate support is crucial in the field of learning disabilities nursing. Outlines areas to be considered when assessing the coping abilities of parents.
Keeping it in the family?
- Author:
- KAY Brian
- Journal article citation:
- Nursing Times, 2.6.93, 1993, pp.64-65.
- Publisher:
- Nursing Times
Did the consensus conference on the future of learning disability nursing effectively kill this member of the 'family of nursing'?
Dignity in health care for people with learning disabilities
- Author:
- HARDY Steve
- Publisher:
- Royal College of Nursing
- Publication year:
- 2017
- Pagination:
- 26
- Place of publication:
- London
- Edition:
- 3rd ed.
This guidance aims to improve dignity in health care for people with learning disabilities. It is designed primarily to support the nursing workforce but may also be useful for other health care and social care staff. The publication focuses on the experiences of people with learning disabilities, areas for improvement in relation to dignity, practical ideas on what nurses can do to improve dignity and sources of further information and support. It covers the importance of understanding people's health needs, respecting individuals, getting to know the person, having choices making decisions, feeling safe and communication. It also includes information relating to the particular health needs that people with learning disabilities may have, and provides guidance on working in collaboration with other service providers. It also includes good practice examples. The guide has been developed with the involvement of people with learning disabilities who use health care services in South East London, who shared their experiences at 3 focus group meetings. (Edited publisher abstract)
End-of-Life decision-making for people with intellectual disability from the perspective of nurses
- Authors:
- WAGEMANS A.M.A., et al
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities, 12(4), 2015, pp.294-302.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
The aim of this study was to investigate the involvement of nurses in the process of making end-of-life decisions for people with intellectual disability (ID). This qualitative study involved nine semistructured interviews with nurses working in chronic care, conducted after the deaths of patients with ID in the Netherlands. The interviews were transcribed verbatim and analysed using Grounded Theory procedures. The core characteristic of the position of the nurses and of the way they supported the patient was "Being at the centre of communication." Related categories of topics emerging from the interviews were "Having a complete picture of the patient," "Balancing involvement and distance," "Confidence in one's own opinion," and "Knowledge about one's own responsibility," all of which were focused on the patient. This focus on the patient with ID might explain why the nurses could make valuable contributions to such an important subject as end-of-life decisions. People with ID themselves were not involved in the decisions. The nurses were not always aware who was ultimately responsible for the end-of-life decisions. Nurses are in a unique position to support the process of end-of-life decision-making. It is important to use their knowledge and give them a more prominent position in this decision-making process. It should be clear to all involved who is ultimately responsible for making the end-of-life decisions. (Edited publisher abstract)
Cancer screening for people with learning disabilities and the role of the screening liaison nurse
- Authors:
- MARRIOTT Anna, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Tizard Learning Disability Review, 20(4), 2015, pp.239-246.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Purpose: This paper describes the role of the screening liaison nurses for adults with learning disabilities employed by Peninsula Community Health. Design/methodology/approach: This paper reports on the national situation in regard to cancer screening for people with learning disabilities and explores the barriers which limit their participation in these screening programmes. It describes the screening liaison nurse role and presents case examples of the work they do. Findings: The local screening rates for people with learning disabilities have increased since the creation of this role in 2011. (Edited publisher abstract)
Identifying parents with learning disabilities
- Author:
- MCKENZIE Karen
- Journal article citation:
- Nursing Times, 110(22), 2014, pp.21-23.
- Publisher:
- Nursing Times
People with learning disabilities are likely to need additional support when accessing health care and, for those who are parents, receiving support at an early stage may help them to keep their child. Health professionals who have contact with expectant mothers early on in their pregnancies are well placed to identify support needs. Providing timely support may be a challenge, particularly if the mother has not been known to learning disability services.This articles discusses whether screening tools may offer nurses a quick easy way of identifying people with learning disabilities. (Publisher abstract)
St Lawrence's staff: then and now
- Authors:
- COOPER Mabel, FERRIS Gloria, ABRAHAM Jane
- Journal article citation:
- Ethics and Social Welfare, 7(3), 2013, pp.272-276.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Abingdon
Mabel Cooper and Gloria Ferris lived in St Lawrence's Hospital, .one of the large learning disability institutions which were built round the edges of London. In this paper, Mabel and Gloria share their memories of three nurses at St Lawrence's, supported by Jane Abraham. The article also includes an interview Gloria carried out with MW, one of the nurses at St Lawrences, to help hear the story from a nurse's viewpoint. These accounts of the work and life of nurses and domestics in the hospital raise a number of ethical issues which are still relevant today. (Edited publisher abstract)
An oral history of the ethics of institutional closure
- Authors:
- INGHAM Nigel, ATKINSON Dorothy
- Journal article citation:
- Ethics and Social Welfare, 7(3), 2013, pp.241-256.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Abingdon
This paper examines the ethical dimensions of the closure process of an English large long-stay institution for people with learning difficulties, Royal Albert Hosptial, during the last quarter of the twentieth century. It does this primarily through an analysis of oral historical interview data stemming from those managers who implemented rundown. The paper illustrates the ways in which their testimonies indicate the presence of a morally infused dominant rhetoric, which was based upon the therapeutic benefits of closure, informed by the ideas of normalisation and social role valorisation. However, the paper argues that this principled managerial perspective had unfortunate ethical consequences, in that it under-acknowledged, marginalised and discredited staff viewpoints which raised pertinent issues relating to the downsizing of this particular hospital. (Publisher abstract)
Lessons from the front line: working with offenders with learning disability and personality disorder in a high secure therapeutic community
- Authors:
- TAYLOR Jon, TROUT Sarah
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health Review Journal, 18(1), 2013, pp.44-52.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Purpose – The aim of this paper is to provide an overview of the experiences of nursing staff providing a residential treatment programme for high risk offenders with an intellectual disability and personality disorder. Design/methodology/approach – The paper's approach is thematic analysis of focus groups, repeated measures EssenCES. Findings – Nursing staff report increased insight into patients' risk factors, improved relationships with patients and enhanced team working. Practical implications – This descriptive paper will be of interest to clinicians working with offenders with intellectual disability and personality disorder. Improvements in team functioning may be of interest to managers. Originality/value – There are few published papers concerning treatment approaches with offenders with intellectual disability and personality disorder. This paper fills some of the gaps. (Publisher abstract)
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.