'He's not himself today': assessment of acute physical health needs.
This article offers a comprehensive assessment framework that can be used to build learning disability nurses' confidence in assessing acute physical needs. The learning disability nurse can develop these skills, apply the framework and work in partnership with family and paid carers, and mainstream...
| Published in: | Learning Disability Practice Vol. 13; no. 3; pp. 12 - 18 |
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| Format: | tables/charts Journal Article |
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Royal College of Nursing of the United Kingdom (The)
Apr2010
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| Online Access: | View this record in EBSCOhost |
| Summary: | This article offers a comprehensive assessment framework that can be used to build learning disability nurses' confidence in assessing acute physical needs. The learning disability nurse can develop these skills, apply the framework and work in partnership with family and paid carers, and mainstream health professionals, to ensure that people with learning disabilities receive high standards of care and the same opportunities for good health as everyone in society. |
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