title: The nurse's role in caring for people with learning disabilities.
abstract: Nurses caring for people with learning disabilities are facing role confusion and virtual extinction as a consequence of changes in care provision. This article draws from the results of a working party established to clarify their role and offers a model which can provide comprehensive and quality health care.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Baldwin
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Birchenall
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence; D006801:Humans; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000451:nursing*; D007587:Job Description; D016294:Models, Nursing; D013041:Specialties, Nursing / Q000193:education / Q000592:standards