General hospital care for people with learning disabilities. (2010)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Lynn Hannon, Julie Clift.
• Other Names: Hannon, Lynn; Clift, Julie
• Contents: Machine generated contents note: Chapter 1. Understanding Learning Disability Definitions, causes, and range of conditions associated with learning disability Perceptions and attitudes towards people with a learning disability Health needs of people with a learning disabilityIntroduction to Person-Centred Approaches. Chapter 2. The Process of Healthcare The Patient Journey Pre-admission Care planning Intervention and treatment Liaison and Discharge Planning. Chapter 3. Communication Communicating with people with a learning disability Developing relationships Models of communication - verbal and non-verbal Tools to aid communication. Chapter 4. Understanding Behaviour What could different behaviours mean? Behavioural signs and symptoms How hospital admission can affect individual behaviour and ways of overcoming this. Chapter 5. Consent The law on consent and capacity to consent (In England and Wales) Obtaining consent Advocacy and empowerment Emergency situations What to do when consent is refused. Chapter 6. Ethical and Political Aspects of Care Healthcare ethics and professional accountability Political issues affecting service provision in both learning disability and secondary care services Interdisciplinary approaches and partnership working: Where do we go from here?
• Publisher Details: Place of publication not identified : Wiley-Blackwell
• Publication Date: 2010
• Extent: 1 online resource (264 pages)
• Subjects: 362.19685889; Learning disabled -- Hospital care; Learning disabilities -- Nursing; Learning Disorders -- nursing; Hospitalization
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781444329261
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.