Learning disability placements : a pocket guide /: a pocket guide. (2021)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Sam Humphrey.
• Editors: Humphrey, Sam, 1967-
• Contents: Before we start ; 1. Top tips from current LD student nurses; ; Getting there ; 2. Preparing for placement; 3. Absence from placement; 4. The NMC Code; 5. Person-centred care; 6. Capacity, consent and safeguarding; 6.1 Mental capacity; 6.2 Consent; 6.3 Safeguarding; 7. Guidance on social media; ; Settling there ; 8. Induction and first day; 9. Working with those supervising your practice; 10. Common documentation; 11. Communicating with people with LD; ; Being there ; 12. Personal safety; 12.1 Hand hygiene; 12.2 Moving and handling; 12.3 Challenging behaviour; 13. Fundamental skills; 13.1 Assessment; 13.2 Care planning; 13.3 Constipation management; 13.4 Managing challenging behaviour; 13.5 Medication management; 13.6 Mental health; 13.7 Observations; 13.8 Palliative care; 13.9 People with autism; 13.10 Reasonable adjustments; 13.11 Risk assessments; 13.12 Working with children; 14. Basic Life Support; 15. Common emergencies; 15.1 Epilepsy; 15.2 Sepsis; 15.3 Choking; 15.4 Sending a person with LD to A&E; 16. Pain and pain assessment; 17. Common groups of medications; ; Moving on from there ; 18. Reflection; 19. Quick references; 20. FAQs; 21. Useful websites for LD nurses
• Edition: 1st
• Publisher Details: Banbury : Lantern
• Publication Date: 2021
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 616.858890231; Learning disabilities -- Nursing; Nurses -- In-service training
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781908625908
• Related ISBNs: 9781908625892
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