Learning Disability Placements: A Pocket Guide

By Sam Humphrey

A handy pocket guide to help learning disability student nurses prepare for their practice placements.

Learning disability nursing placements can be daunting – you’ll be working in a range of settings and supporting vulnerable individuals with a variety of learning disabilities. There are new colleagues to work with, and newly learned nursing theory to put into practice. This pocket guide is designed to make your placements much more enjoyable and less stressful.
From augmentative and alternative communication to safeguarding, via positive behaviour support, it’s full of practical detail, hints and tips.

• Written by a team of students, lecturers and practising learning disability nurses – this guidance is really produced with you in mind.
• Pocket-sized format – carry it with you at all times.
• Space to make your own notes – be it uniform policy, new terminology, or just the names of your new colleagues!

Reduce your stress and make the most of your placements by having this book to hand from the start.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Lantern Publishing
• Release date: Jan 25, 2021
• ISBN: 9781908625908

Sam Humphrey

Sam Humphrey is a Lecturer in Learning Disability Nursing at De Montfort University. His initial background upon qualifying as a learning disability nurse was working in residential nursing services for adults with profound and multiple physical and learning disabilities. Sam then moved into a primary care liaison nursing role supporting general practice and primary care colleagues in their work with people with learning disabilities and became a trained reviewer as part of the national Learning Disabilities Mortality Review (LeDeR) programme.

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