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A new era for learning disability nursing in the UK

08 June 2011

Learning Disability Practice

Feature

The four UK governments are planning big changes to ensure equal access to health care.

Reasons for student attrition on nursing courses: a study

26 February 1997

Nursing Standard

Art & Science

Student attrition (dropping out) wastes time and resources which schools of nursing can ill afford. This study from Israel sets out to identify the reasons for...

Factors that can influence mentorship relationships

09 July 2009

Paediatric Nursing

Education

Mentorship is an integral part of the qualified nurse role that supports learning and development. The quality of the relationship between mentor and mentee can...

Is there a prejudice against practitioners?

28 May 2014

Learning Disability Practice

Art & Science

Just as there is a stigma associated with people with learning disabilities, there is a ‘parallel stigma’ that affects the nurses who care for them. Although...

Nursing students’ experiences of care

23 September 2009

Nursing Older People

Feature

Aim This study aimed to explore nursing students’ experiences of caring for older people in practice and to examine the factors that affected their perceptions of...

Telephoning a nursing department: callers’ experiences

08 May 1996

Nursing Standard

Art & Science

This preliminary, exploratory study examined the level of satisfaction of patients and relatives with the telephone communication skills of nurses. Results indicate...

The highs and lows of learning to be a children’s nurse

01 July 2006

Paediatric Nursing

Education

Abstract Aim This study investigates student nurses’ perceptions of the process of undergoing a programme of education leading to registration as a children’s nurse....

Enhancing pre-registration education in epilepsy care

27 August 2014

Learning Disability Practice

Art & Science

This article outlines an approach to enhancing the educational development and delivery of teaching about epilepsy care in pre-registration learning disability...

Looking after people with learning disabilities: who cares?

30 November 2015

Learning Disability Practice

Feature

In this series of articles we will be looking at nurse education and how it has sometimes struggled to accommodate the needs and demands of those students whose main...

Increasing the workforce in remote and rural areas

30 September 2012

Learning Disability Practice

Feature

This article describes a pilot scheme launched to address workforce needs in remote and rural areas of Scotland, in which three universities collaborated in the...