Learning Disability Placements: A Pocket Guide

A handy pocket guide to help learning disability nursing students prepare for their practice placements. Placements can be daunting to the unprepared. This pocket guide is designed to make learning disability placements more enjoyable and less stressful and to help student nurses get the most out of their practice learning experience.

An excellent resource for Learning Disability Nursing students going into placement.
‘This pocket guide is a clear and helpful aide-memoire for students embarking on placement, particular those in first year. It contains space for them to add relevant local information, and will support them to make the most of the opportunities available to them and get the best practice learning experience.’
Amazon reviewer

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.

• | Author: Sam Humphrey
• | Publisher: Lantern Publishing Ltd
• | Publication Date: Jan 20, 2021
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• | Binding: Spiral bound
• | ISBN-13: 9781908625892
• | ISBN-10: 1908625899