TY - JOUR
T1 - Non-verbal commmunication between Registered Nurses Intellectual Disability and people with an intellectual disability: an exploratory study of the nurse's experiences.Part 1
T2 - An exploratory study of the nurse's experiences. Part 1
AU - Lyons, Rosemary
AU - Martin, Anne Marie
AU - O'Connor-Fenelon, Maureen O.
PY - 2012/3
Y1 - 2012/3
N2 - This is the first of two articles presenting the findings of a qualitative study which explored the experiences of Registered Nurses Intellectual Disability (RNIDs) of communicating with people with an intellectual disability who communicate non-verbally. The article reports and critically discusses the findings in the context of the policy and service delivery discourses of person-centredness, inclusion, choice and independence. Arguably, RNIDs are the profession who most frequently encounter people with an intellectual disability and communication impairment. The results suggest that the communication studied is both complicated and multifaceted. An overarching category of 'familiarity/knowing the person' encompasses discrete but related themes and subthemes that explain the process: the RNID knowing the service-user; the RNID/service-user relationship; and the value of experience. People with an intellectual disability, their families and disability services are facing a time of great change, and RNIDs will have a crucial role in supporting this transition.
AB - This is the first of two articles presenting the findings of a qualitative study which explored the experiences of Registered Nurses Intellectual Disability (RNIDs) of communicating with people with an intellectual disability who communicate non-verbally. The article reports and critically discusses the findings in the context of the policy and service delivery discourses of person-centredness, inclusion, choice and independence. Arguably, RNIDs are the profession who most frequently encounter people with an intellectual disability and communication impairment. The results suggest that the communication studied is both complicated and multifaceted. An overarching category of 'familiarity/knowing the person' encompasses discrete but related themes and subthemes that explain the process: the RNID knowing the service-user; the RNID/service-user relationship; and the value of experience. People with an intellectual disability, their families and disability services are facing a time of great change, and RNIDs will have a crucial role in supporting this transition.
KW - communication
KW - intellectual disability
KW - non-verbal
KW - nursing
KW - qualitative research
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84864518348&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1177/1744629512440938
DO - 10.1177/1744629512440938
M3 - Article
C2 - 22415748
AN - SCOPUS:84864518348
SN - 1744-6295
VL - 16
SP - 61
EP - 75
JO - Journal of Intellectual Disabilities
JF - Journal of Intellectual Disabilities
IS - 1
ER -