families and professionals facing the challenge together /
edited by Helen Warner.
New York :
Routledge,
2006.
ix, 166 pages ;
24 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Meeting the fundamental needs of children with disabilities / Helen Warner -- The sociological and historical context of disability / Catherine Bernal -- Challenging the tragedy / Catherine Bernal -- Getting it right-the initial diagnosis / Kim Broster -- Making contact: building relationships / Helen Warner -- Movement, learning, and having fun / Helen Warner -- Meeting nutritional needs: more than just assistance to eat and drink / Helen Warner -- Finding a mechanism for communication / Helen Warner -- Behaviour, attachment, & boundary setting / Helen Warner -- Pain assessment in the acute setting / Helen Warner -- Managing difficult behaviour in the acute setting / Catherine Bernal -- The importance of appropriate respite care / Claire Thurgate -- Transition into adult services / Claire Thurgate -- The way forward / Helen Warner.
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"Meeting the Needs of Children with Disabilities covers practice areas identified by the English National Board as essential for student nurses. It will also be invaluable for qualified nurses, other health professionals working with children with disabilities and for those who work in respite care settings and residential schools."--Jacket.
Children with disabilities-- Care-- Great Britain.
Developmental disabilities-- Nursing-- Great Britain.
Intellectual disability-- Nursing-- Great Britain.