Safeguarding Adults in Nursing Practice 2/e

Dr Robert Jenkins has recently retired as a principal lecturer, academic manager and member of the Unit for the Development in Intellectual Disabilities. He taught across a number of undergraduate and postgraduate courses, and was vulnerable person's module manager for the MSc Professional Practice (Vulnerable Persons) and is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. He has undertaken a number of research studies regarding people with learning disabilities, particularly safeguarding and has published widely in this area. He is a registered learning disability nurse by background and proud grandfather of a young man with autism who continues to challenge his established views about this condition.

Introduction Safeguarding, vulnerability and abuse: Understanding the context The meanings of vulnerability Ethical frameworks and principles Abuse and neglect Safeguarding Legal and policy provisions Professional frameworks Interprofessional and interagency working Safeguarding and research Positive practice in a systems approach to safeguarding