Learning Disability Placements

Before we start 1. Top tips from current LD student nurses Getting there 2. Preparing for placement 3. Absence from placement 4. The NMC Code 5. Person-centred care 6. Capacity, consent and safeguarding 6.1 Mental capacity 6.2 Consent 6.3 Safeguarding 7. Guidance on social media Settling there 8. Induction and first day 9. Working with those supervising your practice 10. Common documentation 11. Communicating with people with LD Being there 12. Personal safety 12.1 Hand hygiene 12.2 Moving and handling 12.3 Challenging behaviour 13. Fundamental skills 13.1 Assessment 13.2 Care planning 13.3 Constipation management 13.4 Managing challenging behaviour 13.5 Medication management 13.6 Mental health 13.7 Observations 13.8 Palliative care 13.9 People with autism 13.10 Reasonable adjustments 13.11 Risk assessments 13.12 Working with children 14. Basic Life Support 15. Common emergencies 15.1 Epilepsy 15.2 Sepsis 15.3 Choking 15.4 Sending a person with LD to A&E 16. Pain and pain assessment 17. Common groups of medications Moving on from there 18. Reflection 19. Quick references 20. FAQs 21. Useful websites for LD nurses