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.
Implementation of a new framework for practice
This article, the second in a three-part series, describes a new framework for...
Increasing the workforce in remote and rural areas
This article describes a pilot scheme launched to address workforce needs in remote...
Commissioning high quality healthcare services
This article outlines the progress made in the publication of guidelines for...
Health care on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean
This article compares the experiences of certified developmental disability nurses...
Ensuring the success of nursing student practice placements
In this article, the author, who has recently received a national award for...
Improving interactions between siblings
The implementation of behavioural interventions changed the behaviour of a five-...
A new learning disability nursing framework
This article, the first in a series of three on developing a framework for learning...
Going public: how government policy affects service provision
This article discusses the complexity of UK public health policy, and how it...
Improving care for children with Down’s syndrome
This article refers to a personal narrative in which the parents of a child born...
Making sure service users receive health checks
Health checks for adults with learning disabilities were introduced in England in...
Helping offenders find a way out of recidivism
There is a high recidivism rate among offenders with learning disabilities, in part...
Caring for a child with profound disabilities: a mother’s story
Infection with cytomegalovirus (CMV) can have devastating and enduring effects on...
Addressing the isolation experienced by clients
This article describes the importance of reducing the loneliness experienced by...
Is it time to drop the term ‘challenging behaviour’?
‘Challenging behaviour’ is often associated with a crisis-driven approach to...
How clients cope with the death of a parent
This article describes a qualitative study in which people with intellectual...
Service user involvement in student selection
This article describes a collaboration between learning disability staff and two...
The role of job descriptions in learning disability nursing practice
Community learning disability nurses need clear specification of the expectations...
Positive behavioural support for people with learning disabilities
This article describes the introduction of individualised support plans for people...