Role of a learning disability nursing network in developing students’ skills

Ruth Hirst; Julie Irvine

doi:10.7748/ldp.2020.e1991

Role of a learning disability nursing network in developing students’ skills

Ruth Hirst (Corresponding / Lead Author)
, Julie Irvine

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Changes in health and social care, the complex health needs of the learning disability
population and diversification of learning disability nursing roles have led to an increased need for professional networking. This can assist nurses and nursing students in communicating effectively with each other, developing professional connections and sharing optimal practice and expertise worldwide.
This article describes the experience of a group of learning disability nursing students who collaborated with the Scottish Learning Disability Nursing Network steering group to promote online networking among their peers and nurses. It also outlines the role of the learning disability nursing students in this collaboration and how it has enhanced their leadership skills, as well as describing the benefits of professional online networking.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	33-37
Number of pages	5
Journal	Learning Disability Practice
Volume	23
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.7748/ldp.2020.e1991
Publication status	Published (VoR) - 16 Jan 2020

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