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Symptom management at the end of life for people with intellectual disabilities

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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 refresh your understanding of the nurses' professional responsibilities in relation to providing end of life care

to enhance your knowledge of the symptoms people with intellectual disabilities may experience at the end of-life

to familiarise yourself with the skills and knowledge required to support a person with an intellectual disability at the end of life

Authors

Caroline Egan

Lecturer - intellectual disability nursing, University College Cork, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Cork, Republic of Ireland

Aisling McDonald

Staff nurse - Residential Services, COPE Foundation, Cork, Ireland

Caroline Dalton

Lecturer - School of Nursing and Midwifery, University College Cork, Cork, Republic of Ireland

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