This book describes the Moulster and Griffiths nursing model and demonstrates how learning disability nurses can use it in practice. It provides an effective framework to assess, plan, reflect on and evaluate person-centred care, considering the complex needs of people who have learning disabilities, their families and their carers.
Helen Laverty is a registered nurse who has worked with people with a learning disability for twenty years. She also lectures in health care at the University of Nottingham and has written numerous book chapters and articles in her field of expertise.
Title: The Moulster and Griffiths Learning Disability Nursing Model: A Framework for Practice
Author: Edited by Gweneth Moulster, Jane Iorizzo, Sarah Ames and Joshua Kernohan
ISBN: 9781785924804
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Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Publication Date: 2019-04-18
Number of Pages: 176
Weight: 0.3111 kg
The authors have produced a book that will not just help nurses practice in a person centred, evidence based and outcome focused way but to also articulate and be explicit about their contribution and the evidence on which they base their practice. This book gives you the tools to apply the model in practice and demonstrate the impact of the learning disability nurse. A key text for nurses and students, this will be a go-to-guide for many years to come. -- Hazel Powell, Nursing Officer for Mental Health and Learning Disability, Welsh Government / Nurse Director Mental Health and Learning Disability, Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Health Board
It is great to have a text that is entirely focused on learning disability nursing and, most importantly, on supporting practitioners to improve and enhance their practice in a person-centred, reflective and evidence based manner. A must read for all those involved in learning disability nursing. -- Ruth Northway, Professor of Learning Disability Nursing, University of South Wales
This book provides a refreshing and contemporary focus on the Moulster-Griffiths Model of Nursing. It shines a timely spotlight on the skills and knowledge of the learning disability nurse providing person centred, systematic support to individuals. It will equip students with a clear framework for meeting the holistic health needs of the people they serve but also a useful guide to reflection and personal development. This guarantees its pertinence to learning disability nurses throughout their career.
A fantastic resurgence of a nursing model.
-- Jo Lay, Associate Director of Student Education, School of Healthcare, University of Leeds
I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book which demonstrates the person centred and holistic care which are the hallmarks of learning disability nursing. The evolution of the model and the development of the Health Equalities Framework could not have been better timed. The case students are especially poignant and bring the model to life. The combination of this well thought out model with the latest research will assist nurses improve the healthcare, experience and health outcomes for people with learning disabilities. It is the book to go to for learning disability nurses and students. -- Professor Ben Thomas, London South Bank University
What does a learning disability nurse do? The Moulster and Griffiths book speaks with passion and integrity, clearly articulating the role of the learning disability nurse and how they support people with learning disabilities to access health care and overcome health inequalities.
If you want to understand person and family centred nursing practice, this is the book for you.
The Moulster and Griffiths Nursing Model provides a road map for person and family centred nursing practice. It speaks with passion and integrity from the perspective of a person with learning disabilities, family members and experts from practice. A must read for anyone working to reduce the health inequalities that people with learning disabilities face.
-- Rebecca Chester MBE, MSC, Post Graduate certificate Academic Practice, RNLD, DiPSW
