PURPOSE. The field of intellectual disability care in Ireland has been undergoing significant change, and this has called into question the role of specialist intellectual disability nursing. This review aims to identify the diagnoses and interventions that are employed by intellectual disability nurses.
DATA SOURCES. Exploration of the relevant professional literature, drawing on a broad scope of sources, was completed.
DATA SYNTHESIS. Examination and discussion within the taxonomic structure of the Nursing Interventions Classification.
CONCLUSIONS. Initial data set of diagnoses and interventions identified as a basis and justification for further systematic examination of specialist intellectual disability nursing practice.
IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING PRACTICE. Explication and elaboration of the contribution of specialist nursing within intellectual disability care settings.
CUSPÓIR. D’aistrigh a lán rudaí sna cúram le daoine faoi mhíchumas intleachtach, in Eireann. Dá bharr sin, tháinig ceisteanna faoi páirt den banaltracht speisialta faoi mhíchumas intleachtach. Lorg an athbhreithniú seo cur ceist ar na fáthmheasa agus na headrána den speisialtóir san banaltract le daoine faoi mhíchumas intleachtach.
FOINSÍ AN FAISNÉIS. Taiscealaíocht den litríocht gairmiúil atáábhartha den ábhar.
SINTÉIS AN FAISNÉIS. Scrúdú agus suaitheadh sna cabhail den Nursing Interventions Classification.
TÁTAIL. Foireann na sonraí faoi na fáthmheasa agus na headrána chun scrúdaigh cleachtas den banaltracht speisialta faoi mhíchumas intleachtach.
IMPLEACHTAÍ FAOI CLEACHTAS DEN BANALTRACHT. sMíniú agus saothrú faoi dréacht den speisialtóir san banaltract le daoine faoi mhíchumas intleachtach sna seirbhís sláinte.
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