Profound intellectual and multiple disabilities nursing complex needs edited by Jillian Pawlyn and Steven Carnaby

Includes bibliographical references and index

Contributors. Foreword. Acknowledgements. Section 1 Assessing Complex Needs. Chapter 1 Introduction ( Jillian Pawlyn and Steven Carnaby). Chapter 2 Quality of Life: People with Profound Intellectual and Multiple Disabilities ( Katja Petry and Bea Maes). Chapter 3 Supporting a Person with Profound Intellectual and Multiple Disabilities to Maintain Their Health: A Parent Carer and Support Team Experience ( Jan Roast, Katie Hickson and Sarah King). Chapter 4 Making Sense of Communication ( Karen Bunning). Chapter 5 Promoting the Emotional Well-being of People with Profound and Multiple Intellectual Disabilities: A Holistic Approach through Intensive Interaction ( Melanie Nind). Chapter 6 Achieving and Maintaining Health ( Jillian Pawlyn). Chapter 7 Clinical Assessment of People with Profound Intellectual and Multiple Disabilities ( Steven Carnaby). Section 2 Meeting Complex Needs. Chapter 8 Mental Health Problems and People with Profound Intellectual and Multiple Disabilities ( Steven Carnaby). Chapter 9 Epilepsy: Implications for People with Profound Intellectual and Multiple Disabilities ( Mary Codling and Nicky MacDonald). Chapter 10 'Sight Is Might': Vision and Vision Impairment in People with Profound Intellectual and Multiple Disabilities ( Gill Levy). Chapter 11 Hearing and Aural Health ( Laura Waite). Chapter 12 Respiratory Health of People with Profound Intellectual and Multiple Disabilities ( Colin Wallis). Chapter 13 Dental Care and Oral Health ( Pauline Watt-Smith). Chapter 14 Dysphagia and People with Profound Intellectual and Multiple Disabilities ( Hannah Crawford). Chapter 15 Nutrition, Hydration and Weight ( Sian Burton, Susan Cox and Sue M. Sandham). Chapter 16 Continence ( Jillian Pawlyn and Shirley Budd). Chapter 17 Mobility, Posture and Comfort ( Sarah Hill and Liz Goldsmith). Chapter 18 Profound Intellectual and Multiple Disabilities: Meeting Complex Needs through Complex Means ( Steven Carnaby and Jillian Pawlyn). Index.

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