Confident learning disability nurses can reimagine the profession.

Learning disability nursing is at a tipping point, with the opportunity to reimagine itself or fall into an abyss. For many readers this statement will be no surprise; after all, the profession has been here before. However, learning disability nursing recruitment has dropped considerably and the nu...

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Publicado en:Learning Disability Practice Vol. 28; no. 1; pp. 5 - 6
Autor principal: Bollard, Martin
Formato: editorial Journal Article
Publicado: Royal College of Nursing of the United Kingdom (The) Feb2025
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          Intellectual Disability Nursing
          Nursing Staff, Hospital
          Career Planning and Development
          Personnel Recruitment
          Registered Nurses
          Nursing and Midwifery Council
          Uncertainty
          Healthcare Disparities
          Workforce
          National Health Programs
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