An exploration of community learning disability nurses' therapeutic role

British Journal of Learning Disabilities

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 236-244

  Marsham, Marian ^a  

^a OXLEAS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Community learning disability nurse; Critical incident technique; Learning disability; Phenomenology; Therapeutic relationship; Therapeutic role

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865363871     PISSN: 13544187     EISSN: 14683156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3156.2011.00702.x     Document Type: Article

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