How can i become a learning disability nurse?

Common learning disabilities in children who have cardiac problems?

• I need to provide examples on exposure to nursing people with a learning disability. I am a child branch nursing student and i was on placement on a cardiac ward in a childrens hospital, so a range of kids with varying heart conditions. I didnt really look after any cardiac patients with a learning disability but i have to provide some examples on how i nursed people with a learning disability. I did sort of nurse the mother of a pateint who was deaf, but deafness is not a learning disability. Could anyone help me, i dont think they need evidence of the example, i just think my personal tutor wants to see that i understand what learning disability nursing is about and my understanding of it.

• Answer:

  maybe choose a specific learning disability such as downs syndrome which is commonly associated with heart defects and talk about how you would communicate with that child, the importance of helping them understand what is happening to them and maybe mention the use of play specialists in this situation. and the importance of working in partnership with the family take a look at these links http://www.suite101.com/content/heart-de%E2%80%A6 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20929%E2%80%A6 hope this helps