Non-verbal communication between nurses and people with an intellectual disability: A review of the literature

Journal of Intellectual Disabilities

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 303-314

  Martin, Anne Marie ^a   O'Connor Fenelon, Maureen ^b   Lyons, Rosemary ^b  

^a St Vincent's Centre   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

communication; intellectual disability; literature review; non verbal; nursing

Indexed keywords

HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; KNOWLEDGE; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING CARE; NURSING PRACTICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; VERBAL COMMUNICATION;

APTITUDE; HUMANS; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS; MENTAL RETARDATION; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 79955689437     PISSN: 17446295     EISSN: 17446309     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1744629510393180     Document Type: Review

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