Learning Disabilities (häftad, eng)

Learning Disabilities is an accessible introductory textbook that will help to improve the quality of care provided to people with learning disabilities. It is aimed primarily at nursing and healthcare students who are not in the learning disabilities field of practice but are seeking to understand learning disability and become rounded practitioners.
Through clear explanations, examples and activities, the book will help you to recognise, support and care for people with learning disabilities whenever you meet them in your practiceYou will learn:

• What learning disability is and how it interacts with physical and mental health
• What the role of the nurse or carer is and how to care for and provide support to people with learning disabilities
• About legal issues around learning disability including discrimination, capacity and consent
• How to support people with a learning disability who are experiencing ageing and suffering bereavement
• About spirituality and sexuality in relation to people with a learning disability
• How to support the informal unpaid caregivers who provide daily care to a person with a learning disability, and how to recognise and utilise their experience and knowledge.

Written by a highly experienced author, academic and caregiver, this book will help you to improve your understanding of learning disability and to provide the high quality care to which people with learning disabilities are entitled.

Format	Häftad
Omfång	222 sidor
Språk	Engelska
Förlag	Lantern Publishing Ltd
Utgivningsdatum	2022-04-11
ISBN	9781914962004