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Don't get around much any more

01 March 1995

Elderly Care

Nursing practice learning disabilities

'Of course, I’m old now, Brian, so I don’t get around much anymore,’ Tom said, with a grave and philosophical shake of the head as he enthusiastically quaffed his...

Learning from history

30 January 1990

Nursing Standard

Supplement mental handicap nursing

‘If men could learn from history, what lessons it might teach us! But passion and party blind our eyes, and the tight which experience gives us is a lantern on the...

Mental handicap and HIV: the issues

28 February 1990

Nursing Standard

Clinical mental handicap

The current philosophy of care for people with a mental handicap is grounded in the ‘Principle of normalisation’ and ‘Social role value’ (1). Thus it seems improper...

I nurse therefore...

13 February 1991

Nursing Standard

Philosophy

As student nurse Karen Peters arrives on duty for her fourth day of her new ward placement, she observes Dorothy furtively disappearing off the ward clutching a...

Challenging behaviours

08 March 1995

Nursing Standard

Clinical

This article discusses challenging behaviours and describes nursing interventions and ways of supporting staff in working with people who manifest such behaviours...

Mixed feelings

22 March 1995

Nursing Standard

Viewpoint learning disabilities

People with learning disabilities have the same rights (and obligations) as any other citizen or member of the society in which they live.’ This much-used phrase...

Concepts in Community Care for People with a Learning Difficulty

12 May 1993

Nursing Standard

Book Review

While there has been a steady increase in the number of credible publications in the learning disabilities field over the last decade, there is still plenty of room...

Social and behavioural sciences for nurses

30 September 1992

Nursing Standard

Book Review

Social and Behavioural Sciences for Nurses is a significant and valuable addition to this topic and has much to offer to nurses and allied professionals in their...