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020			_a1444301535
020			_a9781444301533
100			_aPawlyn, Jillian (ed)
245		0	_aProfound intellectual and multiple disabilities : nursing complex needs
260			_aChichester _bWiley Blackwell _c2009
300			_a1 online resource (376 p.)
505			_aSection 1 Assessing Complex Needs; Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 Quality of Life: People with Profound Intellectual and Multiple Disabilities; Chapter 3 Supporting a Person with Profound Intellectual and Multiple Disabilities to Maintain Their Health: A Parent Carer and Support Team Experience; Chapter 4 Making Sense of Communication; Chapter 5 Promoting the Emotional Well-being of People with Profound and Multiple Intellectual Disabilities: A Holistic Approach through Intensive Interaction; Chapter 6 Achieving and Maintaining Health; Chapter 7 Clinical Assessment of People with Profound Intellectual and Multiple Disabilities; Section 2 Meeting Complex Needs; Chapter 8 Mental Health Problems and People with Profound Intellectual and Multiple Disabilities; Chapter 9 Epilepsy: Implications for People with Profound Intellectual and Multiple Disabilities; Chapter 10 'Sight Is Might': Vision and Vision Impairment in People with Profound Intellectual and Multiple Disabilities; Chapter 11 Hearing and Aural Health; Chapter 12 Respiratory Health of People with Profound Intellectual and Multiple Disabilities; Chapter 13 Dental Care and Oral Health; Chapter 14 Dysphagia and People with Profound Intellectual and Multiple Disabilities; Chapter 15 Nutrition, Hydration and Weight; Chapter 16 Continence; Chapter 17 Mobility, Posture and Comfort; Chapter 18 Profound Intellectual and Multiple Disabilities: Meeting Complex Needs through Complex Means.
520			_aChildren and adults with profound and multiple learning disabilities (PMLD) are among the most marginalised people in society. They have some of the highest support needs and are most reliant on services. This accessible text presents and promotes current best practice regarding interventions to meet the complex health needs of a person with profound & multiple learning disabilities. Practical in focus, this text provides evidence-based guidance on meeting the complex needs of a person with PMLD. The text presents a range of complex health needs that a practitioner may face, such as communication, nutrition, epilepsy, vision and mobility. Each practice-focused chapter provides clear definitions of the condition, with current evidence-based best-practice supporting the intervention. Written by a team of professionals who have wide experience and interest in this subject area, this text will be invaluable for all those working with, and caring for those with profound and multiple learning disabilities.
650			_aLEARNING DISORDERS, nursing
650			_aMENTALLY DISABLED PERSONS
650			_aQUALITY OF LIFE
700			_aCarnaby, Steven (ed)
856			_uhttp://newcomb.eblib.com/patron/FullRecord.aspx?p=416487 _y[e-book. Login with your Homerton OpenAthens username]
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