Learning Disability Nursing

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• Obtain Your Student ID Card 01:00

  • 1: Obtain Your Student ID Card 01:00

• Module 01: Introduction 07:31

  • 2: Module 01: Introduction 04:31
  • 3: Module 01: Introduction 03:00

• Module 02: Learning Disability and Mental Health 16:23

  • 4: Module 02: Learning Disability and Mental Health 10:23
  • 5: Module 02: Learning Disability and Mental Health 06:00

• Module 03: Causes of Learning Disability 20:58

  • 6: Module 03: Causes of Learning Disability 13:58
  • 7: Module 03: Causes of Learning Disability 07:00

• Module 04: Legal Framework on Learning Disability 33:51

  • 8: Module 04: Legal Framework on Learning Disability 21:51
  • 9: Module 04: Legal Framework on Learning Disability 12:00

• Module 05: Challenging Behaviour of Adults with Learning Disabilities 17:07

  • 10: Module 05: Challenging Behaviour of Adults with Learning Disabilities 11:07
  • 11: Module 05: Challenging Behaviour of Adults with Learning Disabilities 06:00

• Module 06: Protecting People with Learning Disabilities 22:45

  • 12: Module 06: Protecting People with Learning Disabilities 14:45
  • 13: Module 06: Protecting People with Learning Disabilities 08:00

• Module 07: Assessment and Diagnosis of Learning Disability 29:06

  • 14: Module 07: Assessment and Diagnosis of Learning Disability 19:06
  • 15: Module 07: Assessment and Diagnosis of Learning Disability 10:00

• Mock Assessment - 1 13:00

  • 16: Mock Assessment - 1 13:00

• Module 08: Learning Disability Nursing 14:37

  • 17: Module 08: Learning Disability Nursing 09:37
  • 18: Module 08: Learning Disability Nursing 05:00

• Module 09: Different Approaches to therapy 27:26

  • 19: Module 09: Different Approaches to therapy 18:26
  • 20: Module 09: Different Approaches to therapy 09:00

• Module 10: Physical Health Issues with Down’s Syndrome 23:11

  • 21: Module 10: Physical Health Issues with Down’s Syndrome 15:11
  • 22: Module 10: Physical Health Issues with Down’s Syndrome 08:00

• Module 11: Mental Health Issues and Epilepsy 26:55

  • 23: Module 11: Mental Health Issues and Epilepsy 17:55
  • 24: Module 11: Mental Health Issues and Epilepsy 09:00

• Module 12: Access to Health Care 19:37

  • 25: Module 12: Access to Health Care 12:37
  • 26: Module 12: Access to Health Care 07:00

• Module 13: Role of the Learning Disability Nurse 16:22

  • 27: Module 13: Role of the Learning Disability Nurse 10:22
  • 28: Module 13: Role of the Learning Disability Nurse 06:00

• Module 14: Professional and Legal Issues 30:36

  • 29: Module 14: Professional and Legal Issues 19:36
  • 30: Module 14: Professional and Legal Issues 11:00

• Module 15: The Future of Learning Disability Nursing 16:17

  • 31: Module 15: The Future of Learning Disability Nursing 10:17
  • 32: Module 15: The Future of Learning Disability Nursing 06:00

• Conclusion 12:17

  • 33: Conclusion 10:17
  • 34: Conclusion 02:00

• Mock Assessment - 2 09:00

  • 35: Mock Assessment - 2 09:00

• Final Assessment 10:00

  • 36: Final Assessment 09:00
  • 37: Obtain Your Accredited Certificate of Achievement 01:00

The learning disability nursing is one of our most popular training courses and is perfect for those individuals who want to start a new career path as a learning disability nurse, as well as established professionals who want to test their existing abilities and learn the latest techniques.

Course Curriculum

This comprehensive learning disability nursing course has been divided into 16 interactive lessons. This makes for a more stimulating and comprehensive study of all the essential areas of learning disability nursing, which also means that learners will be able to absorb the knowledge in manageable and intuitive segments and retain the vital information without even realising it.

This fully inclusive learning disability nursing course includes the following modules:

Learn how to increase your expertise in learning disability nursing by taking the following modules of this popular learning disability nursing course. This learning disability nursing course has been specially crafted to allow you to extend your knowledge base in this area and provide excellent groundwork for adapting your skillset and requirements in your chosen job role.

Module 1: Introduction to Learning Disability 

Module 2: Learning Disability and Mental Health

• Learning Disability
• Mental Health problems
• Mental Health of People with Learning Disabilities
• Difference between learning disability and mental illness
• Mental Illness in People with Learning Disabilities
• Community-based Services

Module 3: Causes of Learning Disability

• Factors causing learning disability
• Classification of Learning Disability
• Genetic Causes of Learning Disability
• Autosomal abnormalities
• Abnormalities in sex chromosomes
• Abnormalities in genes
• Environmental Causes of Learning Disability

Module 4: Legal Framework on Learning Disability

• The Mental Health Act 1983
• The Disability Discrimination Act 1995
• The Human Rights Act 1998
• The Mental Capacity Act 2005

Module 5:Challenging Behaviour of Adults with Learning Disabilities

• Activities in Challenging Behaviour 
• Types of Responses
• Cause of Challenging Behaviour
• Ways of Responding to Challenging Behaviour
• Functional Assessment of Challenging Behaviour
• How to Care?

Module 6: Protecting People with Learning Disabilities

• Why Need More Care?
• Vulnerability of People with Learning Disability
• Forms of Abuses with People having Learning Disabilities
• Indicators of Harm
• Possible Offences against People with Learning Disabilities
• Impacts of Abuse
• Responding to Abuse or Violence

Module 7: Assessment and Diagnosis of Learning Disability 

• Psychiatric Assessment of Learning Disability
• Diagnostic Phenomena
• Screening Tools
• Diagnosis of Different Mental disorders
• Diagnosis of Anxiety
• Panic Disorder
• Agoraphobia
• Social Phobia
• Specific Phobia
• Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
• Affective Disorders
• Depression 
• Schizophrenia
• Dementia 

Module 8: Learning Disability Nursing

• Purpose of Learning Disability Nursing
• Need for Learning Disability Nursing
• Factors Affecting Good Nursing
• Caring and Comforting
• Needed Interventions
• Features of good nursing

Module 9: Different Approaches to therapy 

• Different Approaches to Therapy
• Psychosocial Approach
• Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT)
• Behaviour Therapy
• Psychotherapy
• Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT)
• Reminiscence Therapy
• Psychopharmacological Approach
• Antipsychotic Medication
• Antidepressants
• Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT)

Module 10: Physical Health Issues with Down’s syndrome 

• Impacts of Down's Syndrome
• Musculoskeletal Disorders
• Atlantoaxial Instability in Down's syndrome
• Scoliosis
• Legg–Calve–Perthes (LCP) Disease
• Flat Feet
• Arthritis 
• Celiac Disease
• Skin Related Problems
• Cardiac Defects
• Thyroid Disorders
• Dementia 

Module 11: Mental Health Issues and Epilepsy

• Defining Mental Health Problems
• Different Types of Mental Illness
• Anxiety Disorder
• Depression 
• Dementia
• Schizophrenia 
• Challenging Behaviour
• Assessment and Diagnosis
• Interventions 
• Epilepsy

Module 12: Access to Health Care

• Health Promotion Approaches
• Mental Health Services
• The Care Programme Approach (CPA)
• Mainstream Mental Health Services
• Specialist Mental Health Services
• Structure of Services
• Barriers to Access Health Care

Module 13: Role of the Learning Disability Nurse

• Purpose of Learning Disability Nursing
• Characteristics of Good Learning Disability Nursing
• Skills Required
• Responsibilities of Learning Disability Nurses
• Elements of Good Nursing
• Workplaces of Nursing

Module 14: Professional and Legal Issues

• How to Promote Patient's Capacity
• Roles of Learning Disability Nursing
• Consent
• Covert Administration of Medicines
• Risk Assessment
• Important Legal Issues
• The Mental Capacity Act
• The Mental Health Act
• Offenders with Mental Disability

Module 15: The Future of Learning Disability Nursing

• Professional Requirements
• Developing Expertise and Knowledge
• Providing Leaderships
• Research
• Contribute to Policy Making
• Future Learning Disability Practice
• Employing Learning Disability Nurses

Module 16: Conclusion

Certificate of Completion

On completion of the learning disability nursing course, you will be eligible to order your free PDF & Hardcopy certificate of course completion. There is a minimum postal charge applicable to obtain the hardcopy course completion certificate which is:

• Inside the UK = £6.49
• International Students = £17.49

CPD UK and IPHM Accredited Certificate of Achievement

On completion of the learning disability nursing course, you will be eligible to obtain the CPD UK and IPHM accredited certificate of achievement (dual certificate) to evidence your new skill and accomplishment, as well as your knowledge and skill set. You can also share this certificate with prospective employers and your professional network. The CPD UK and IPHM accredited certificate of achievement (dual certificate) is available in PDF format, at the cost of £12, or a hardcopy can be sent via post at the cost of £35.

Compatibility

All the lessons in this learning disability nursing course will only take a few minutes to complete, which means that it caters to every type of lifestyle and study method. Study breaks can be quickly scheduled, as can long and intensive periods of learning. You can make the most of your personal time, even if you only have 10 to 15 minutes free at any one time. Make this course work for you.

We don’t believe in placing time limits on learning, so you will never have to rush and complete a course before a strict deadline. Just concentrate on your goals and study in your own time and at your own pace with no unnecessary pressure.

This comprehensive learning disability nursing course is ideal for anyone who is looking to improve their skills and move on to more challenging roles in this sector. Completion of the learning disability nursing course will prove your learning potential and provide the impetus to boost their career into whatever direction they choose but gaining an up-to-date perspective of everything involving learning disability nursing.

The learning disability nursing course will provide both established professionals and relative newcomers to learning disability nursing with some real advantages, earning impressive recognition and acquiring skills which will make any candidate’s CV stand out in a crowded marketplace.

There is no previous experience or specific entry requirements needed to enrol into this learning disability nursing course, any student from any background, and of any age, can enrol into this learning disability nursing course and learn at their own pace.

This learning disability nursing course will bring you new opportunities & new possibilities in an ever-changing job market. Gain the latest techniques, theories, knowledge & confidence that you’ll need to procure the dream job you’ve been looking for. To achieve all this & to gather more valuable credits on your CV, this learning disability nursing course could be a critical part of your future.

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