title: Every nurse needs to know about learning disabilities.
abstract: Professor Alan Glasper says the Royal College of Nursing's position paper on learning disability nursing will remain aspirational; the number of these nurses is declining and is set to fall further. These patients present in all settings, so all nursing courses should cover meeting their needs.
authors.forename: Alan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Glasper
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D007859:Learning Disabilities / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000451:nursing*; D008875:Middle Aged; D024802:Nurse's Role; D015995:Prevalence; D013041:Specialties, Nursing / Q000639:trends*; D006113:United Kingdom / Q000453:epidemiology; D055815:Young Adult