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Mindfulness is used increasingly by nurses to help people with a learning disability – and their carers – to manage difficult emotions or situations. It is important, therefore, that nursing students are familiar with this technique. This article, written collaboratively by third-year learning disability nursing students and lecturers, describes a bespoke workshop that introduced the concept of mindfulness in nursing practice. It also gives a brief history of mindfulness, and considers the effect that practising mindfulness could have on nurses and the people they care for. The article concludes with some suggestions of areas for research.
Learning Disability Practice. 19, 6, 26-30. doi: 10.7748/ldp.2016.e733
Correspondence Peer reviewThis article has been subject to double-blind review and has been checked for plagiarism using automated software
Conflict of interestNone declared
Received: 21 January 2016
Accepted: 18 May 2016
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