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Nursing Support and Nurse Staffing: Guidelines to Improve the Health of People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

Center:

TN-Center on Developmental Disabilities, UCEDD/LEND

Fiscal Year:

2007

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Product Description:

People with intellectual and developmental disabilities not only experience commonly occurring illnesses but also may have more?and be at increased risk for?health problems. Given their vulnerabilities and health disparities, people with intellectual and developmental disabilities must have access to high quality and consistent health care provided by nurses who understand and address their health needs. Nurses with extensive experience and expertise in the field of intellectual and developmental disabilities worked collaboratively to develop ?Guidelines to Improve the Health of People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities?. These guidelines focus on nursing support and nurse staffing and offer important recommendations for nursing education, practice, and research. Key Words: developmental disabilities, health disparities, intellectual disabilities, nurse staffing, nursing guidelines, nursing support

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Peer-reviewed publications in scholarly journals Published/In Press

Target Audience:

Professionals, Students

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Electronic (disc, CD, 508 compliant web posting)

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