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Using cultural safety to enhance nursing care for people with a learning disability

Last Reviewed: 22/11/2023
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Culture has an important role at every level of healthcare. It can have a significant effect on the interactions between nurses, other staff members in the multidisciplinary team, people with learning disabilities and their family members.

This article outlines the concept of cultural safety and how it can enable learning disability nurses to work more effectively with people with a learning disability and their families. The authors provide specific tools which learning disability nurses can use to ensure that they consider diversity when providing care, thereby enhancing healthcare outcomes.

Who is this resource for?

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This resource is aimed at nurses and nursing support workers across all settings and levels of practice, including students of health, social work and care professions.

Why you should read this article

to understand culture and diversity in nursing

to learn how you can apply cultural safety when caring for people with a learning disability

to count towards revalidation as part of your 35 hours of CPD, or you may wish to write a reflective account (UK readers)

to contribute towards your professional development and local registration renewal requirements (non-UK readers)

Authors

Diana De

Senior lecturer in adult nursing - School of Healthcare Sciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff, Wales

Victoria Jones

Learning disability nurse, family and systemic psychotherapist - Aneurin Bevan University Health Board, Caerleon, Wales

Jim Richardson

Retired senior lecturer, children and young person’s nursing - Faculty of Health Social Care and Education, Kingston University and St George’s, London, England

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Last Reviewed: 22/11/2023