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.
Abuse: does zero tolerance work in learning disability settings?
This article will critique the Department of Health (DH) zero tolerance campaign,...
Songs for my body
Songs for Your Body is a website developed by a nurse who is also a musician to...
Improving health with acute liaison nursing
People with learning disabilities have increased health problems compared with the...
Developing person-centred planning in dementia care
This article provides an overview of the current literature on person-centred...
The therapeutic effects of hand massage
This article provides a framework for the inclusion of hand massage in the care...
Training care staff about the concept of learning disability
This article reports on a study that examined the effect of a one-day training...
The public health role of learning disability nurses: a review of the literature
Kay Mafuba examines the literature on learning disability nurses’ role in public...
Safeguarding vulnerable adults’ liberty: the law
In response to a landmark legal case, the government has made changes to...
A student’s reflection on a day service placement
The modernisation of day services is being promoted by the government through a...
Evaluating a community-based project for supporting clients with challenging behaviour
The authors evaluate a small pilot project which used psychology graduates in a...
Care planning for children in educational settings
Joanne Hammond describes how, on a student nurse placement in a special school, she...
Helping an individual to overcome a fear of dental surgery
Tom had rotten and painful teeth, disliked dentists and hated hospitals, yet he...
Nurses’ views about services for older people with learning disabilities
Aim To explore nurses’ views of the strengths and weaknesses of current patterns of...
Improving access to sight testing for people with learning disabilities
People with learning disabilities may be missing out on appropriate eye care...
Dementia-friendly care homes
Dementia is an issue of growing importance in services for people with learning...
The complexities of planning care
This article explores the literature and issues surrounding planning care for...
Friendship, romance and possibly more
We live in a society where markers of success are constantly paraded in every...
Midazolam and epilepsy in people with learning disabilities
This article, based on an undergraduate dissertation, consists of a literature...