Synopses & Reviews
From the Foreword by Cecilia Anim (Royal College of Nursing UK President, 2015):
“…an enjoyable, touching and inspirational read for all those involved in the lives of people with learning disabilities”
The vast majority of student nurses, practising nurses and healthcare professionals are not learning disability specialists, but will still need to treat and care for patients with learning disabilities on a regular basis.
Caring for People with Learning Disabilities is a concise introduction to the subject which covers all aspects of the care and support of the learning disabilities patient, for the non-specialist. Written in a jargon-free style, the book has numerous practical examples and case studies to really help the reader frame the special requirements of the learning disabilities patient in the healthcare setting.
Synopsis
Caring for People with Learning Disabilities is a concise introduction to the subject which covers all aspects of the care and support of the learning disabilities patient, for the non-specialist.
Table of Contents
1 Introduction
2 What is learning disability?
3 People with profound and multiple learning disabilities
4 Legislation, strategies and reports for those with a learning disability
5 Medical care and support for those with a learning disability
6 Learning disability and consent to treatment
7 Learning disability and mental health
8 Learning disability and forensic care
9 Sexuality and people with a learning disability
10 Ageing and those with a learning disability
11 Dying, death and bereavement and people with a learning disability
12 Care and support for those who are informal care givers
13 Disability and carer discrimination
14 Learning disability and spirituality
15 The future and learning disability