Learning Disability Nursing at a Glance

<p>Contributors viii</p>
<p>Preface xi</p>
<p>How to use your revision guide xiii</p>
<p>About the companion website xvii</p>
<p>Part 1 Introduction to learning disability nursing 1</p>
<p>1 What is learning disability nursing? 2</p>
<p>2 Nursing and midwifery standards 4</p>
<p>3 The six Cs 6</p>
<p>4 The student nurse perspective 7</p>
<p>Part 2 Exploration of learning disability 9</p>
<p>5 What is a learning disability? 10</p>
<p>6 Causes of learning disability 12</p>
<p>7 Chromosomal disorders 14</p>
<p>8 Genetic disorders 16</p>
<p>9 Other causes of learning disability 18</p>
<p>Part 3 Childhood development 21</p>
<p>10 Screening and genetics 22</p>
<p>11 Developmental milestones 24</p>
<p>12 Common childhood diseases 26</p>
<p>13 Developing communication 28</p>
<p>14 Learning through play 30</p>
<p>15 Education 32</p>
<p>16 Screening for autistic spectrum conditions 34</p>
<p>17 Safeguarding children 36</p>
<p>Part 4 Adolescence 39</p>
<p>18 Puberty 40</p>
<p>19 Bullying 42</p>
<p>20 Child and adolescent mental health services 44</p>
<p>21 Transitions 46</p>
<p>Part 5 Adults with a learning disability 49</p>
<p>22 Working with adults with learning disability 50</p>
<p>23 Communicating with people with learning disability 52</p>
<p>24 Sensory impairment 54</p>
<p>25 Living with Autistic Spectrum Conditions 56</p>
<p>26 Epilepsy in adults with learning disability 58</p>
<p>27 Management of epilepsy 60</p>
<p>Part 6 People with a learning disability and additional mental health needs 63</p>
<p>28 Managing challenging behaviour 64</p>
<p>29 Mental health issues 66</p>
<p>30 Personality disorder 68</p>
<p>31 Offenders with a learning disability 70</p>
<p>Part 7 Vulnerable adults with a learning disability 73</p>
<p>32 Mental Capacity Act 74</p>
<p>33 Human rights 76</p>
<p>34 Equality Act 2010 78</p>
<p>35 Mental Health Act 80</p>
<p>36 Ethics, rights and responsibilities 82</p>
<p>Part 8 Biophysical aspects of learning disability nursing 85</p>
<p>37 Biophysical aspects of learning disabilities 86</p>
<p>38 Common health issues 88</p>
<p>39 The Health Action Plan 90</p>
<p>40 Pain assessment and recognition 92</p>
<p>41 Palliative and end–of–life care 94</p>
<p>42 Dementia in people with Down s syndrome 96</p>
<p>43 Sexual health issues 98</p>
<p>44 Postural care 100</p>
<p>Part 9 Older people with a learning disability 103</p>
<p>45 Older people with a learning disability 104</p>
<p>46 Dementia care 106</p>
<p>47 The Mental State Examination 108</p>
<p>Part 10 Medication 111</p>
<p>48 Antidepressant and antipsychotic drugs 112</p>
<p>49 Antiepileptic drugs 114</p>
<p>50 Nurse prescribing 116</p>
<p>51 Drug calculations 118</p>
<p>Part 11 The learning disability nurse 121</p>
<p>52 The community learning disability nurse 122</p>
<p>53 Healthcare facilitators 124</p>
<p>54 The health liaison nurse 126</p>
<p>55 The assessment and treatment learning disability nurse 128</p>
<p>56 The prison nurse 130</p>
<p>Part 12 Inclusion 133</p>
<p>57 Person centred planning 134</p>
<p>58 Employment 136</p>
<p>59 Housing and leisure 138</p>
<p>60 Ethnic minorities and learning disability 140</p>
<p>61 Parents with a learning disability 142</p>
<p>62 Family perspectives 144</p>
<p>63 A service user s perspective 146</p>
<p>64 Advocacy 148</p>
<p>65 Health passports 150</p>
<p>66 Hate crime 151</p>
<p>67 Sex and individuals with a learning disability 152</p>
<p>68 Spirituality 154</p>
<p>69 The twenty–first century: Networking for success 155</p>
<p>Further reading and resources 157</p>
<p>Index 161</p>