Learning disability nursing

Slevin

Taggart

2012

Since the commencement of intellectual disability nurse training in 1959, both education and service provision philosophies have changed over time in Ireland. These changes have occurred in response to national and international reports and attitudes. Coinciding with the changes in education and philosophy have been the development and advancement of the intellectual disability nursing profession. Currently undergraduate intellectual disability nurse education is unique to Ireland and the United Kingdom and, similar to the developments across other disciplines of nursing, advance practice has become a focus of development. This article traces the development of intellectual disability clinical nurse specialists (CNSs) in Ireland and identifies possible challenges and implications for future practice.

Section: Development In the Cns Role In Intellectual Disability In Irmentioning

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Section: The Road Aheadmentioning

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The development of clinical nurse specialists (CNSs) in intellectual disability nursing in Ireland

Slevin

Taggart

2012

“…It has been suggested that there is a distinct and unique skill complement associated with the intellectual disability nursing specialty, and that it must be preserved and promoted (GoI, 1998;Mitchell, 2004;Atkinson et al, 2010). However, these unique skills need to be visible and utilized across healthcare environments, thereby ensuring the health needs of people with intellectual disability are met.…”

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“…Intellectual disability nursing may have been marginalized within nursing due to the failure to fully subscribe to the medical model of care that has been at the core of nursing values and following models of practice based on education and social care (Mitchell, 2004). However, intellectual disability nurses have the potential to become agents of inclusion because of their contribution to current health and social care reforms and the fact that they are working at the very heart of initiatives to develop services for people with intellectual disability (Gates, 2007).…”

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Intellectual disability nursing in Ireland: Identifying its development and future

Slevin

Taggart

2012

As a profession, intellectual disability nursing has often come under scrutiny and been called into question. Since its inception as an individual nursing profession in 1959 in Ireland, both education and service provision philosophies have changed over time.These changes have been in response to national and international reports and changing attitudes. The changes have led to the current position where intellectual disability nurse education in Ireland is a four-year undergraduate course. As the discipline of intellectual disability nursing is unique to Ireland and the United Kingdom, there is a responsibility on intellectual disability nurses to identify their unique identity and their responses to the demands of changing services. This article traces the development of intellectual disability nursing in Ireland and identifies implications for the future.

“…Thereby, the RNID is often limited to evidence regarding physical health issues based primarily on generalisations form clinical and research findings on the general population and adults and children with intellectual disability (Prasher and Janicki, 2002). Nevertheless, Gates and Atherton (2001) and Mitchell (2004) have argued that intellectual disability nurses can utilise evidence from a range of other academic disciplines but the benefits of having a defined body of knowledge in nursing the older person with intellectual disability includes better client care, enhanced professional status for nurses and guidance for research and education (Newell and Burnard, 2006).…”

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Health of ageing people with intellectual disability and the role of the nurse in Ireland

Doody¹,

Markey

2012

The number of people with intellectual disability living into old age continues to increase. As one ages, generally, functional ability decreases and health issues increase, with recognising and responding to the health needs of the person with intellectual disability of great importance and the responsibility of the intellectual disability nurse. The nurse must review and adjust the way they deliver care to ageing people with intellectual disability, not only in terms of responding to their health needs but also through collaborative working within teams and other services. As Ireland has specifically trained nurses in intellectual disability, it has a prime opportunity to address the health needs and concerns of people with intdisability and actively advocate for how services develop and responds to the changing health needs of ageing people with intellectual disability.