📊 Easy Read PowerPoint: What is Learning Disability Nursing and Why It Matters

 

Slide 1 – Title
🧑‍⚕️ Introduction to Learning Disability Nursing

• What it is

• Why it is needed

• How it is different from “normal” nursing

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Slide 2 – What is Learning Disability Nursing?
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• A specialist type of nursing.

• Supports people with learning disabilities.

• Helps with health, independence, and everyday life.

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Slide 3 – Why Do We Need It?
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• People with learning disabilities have different needs.

• They may not always get the same healthcare as others.

• Nurses help make care fair and accessible.

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Slide 4 – Different from Normal Nursing
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General Nursing 🏥	Learning Disability Nursing 🌈
Focus: illness & treatment	Focus: rights, independence, communication
Short-term hospital stays	Lifelong support in many places
Health only	Whole-person care (health, family, social life)

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Slide 5 – Health Inequalities
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• People with learning disabilities may die younger.

• Health problems may be missed.

• Nurses help close this gap.

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Slide 6 – Advocacy and Rights
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• Protecting people from unfair treatment.

• Helping people make their own choices.

• Speaking up for people’s voices.

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Slide 7 – Communication
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• Using Easy Read, pictures, or sign language.

• Listening carefully.

• Finding the best way each person communicates.

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Slide 8 – Person-Centered Care
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• Care plans made with the person.

• Support to live the life they want.

• Respect, dignity, and independence.

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Slide 9 – Skills of a Learning Disability Nurse
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• Understanding learning disabilities and autism.

• Helping with health and daily living.

• Working with families and carers.

• Building trust and kindness.

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Slide 10 – Why It Matters
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• People with learning disabilities deserve equal healthcare.

• Nurses help people be included, respected, and safe.

• This role changes lives.

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Slide 11 – Thank You
🙌 Questions?