Nurses' perceptions of personal attributes required when working with people with a learning disability and an offending background: a qualitative study.
Accessible summary What is known on the subject? Learning disability nursing in the area of people with a learning disability and an offending background has developed considerably over recent years, particularly since the publication of the Bradley ()., There has been limited work into the competen...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Psychiatric & Mental Health Nursing (John Wiley & Sons, Inc.) Vol. 24; no. 1; pp. 4 - 15 |
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John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Feb2017
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