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Item Metadata only Common syndromes and disorders in learning disability.(Quay Books, 2012) Knifton, ChrisItem Metadata only Complex and challenging behaviours.(Quay Books, 2012) Knifton, Chris; Hart, C.; Woolgar, R.Item Metadata only Dealing with emergencies(Quay Books, 2012) Knifton, Chris; Norton, CormacItem Metadata only Dementia(Quay Books, 2009) Knifton, ChrisItem Metadata only Dementia and Offending Behaviour(Quay Books, 2010) Knifton, ChrisItem Metadata only Dementia education in higher education institutions(Elsevier, 2015-02-25) Knifton, Chris; Collier, E.; Surr, C.Item Open Access Dementia education in Higher Education Institutions, now and in the future: the role of the professional regulatory bodies in the UK(Wolters Kluwer, 2019-06-08) Knifton, Chris; Macrae, R.; Jack-Waugh, A.; Brown, M.; Surr, C.; Thompson, R.; Baillie, L.Dementia is a global challenge and educating and upskilling the workforce is a policy imperative. A World Health Organisation priority area is the development of dementia knowledge and skills amongst health and social care professionals. The European Parliament has called for European countries to develop action plans and create common guidelines to provide education and training to professionals caring for people with dementia and their family caregivers. The inconsistencies and gaps in dementia education have been repeatedly highlighted internationally as well as in the United Kingdom (UK); this is despite the four home nations having voluntary frameworks and guidelines for dementia education. This perspectives article on dementia education is written by representatives of the Higher Education Dementia Network (HEDN), a well-established group of academics involved in dementia education and research in over 65 Higher Education Institutions across the UK. HEDN works collaboratively with Dementia UK to promote consistent, high quality dementia education and share best practice. At HEDN we believe that reference to the knowledge and skills frameworks of the four nations within Professional Regulatory Body (PRB) requirements would ensure a more rigorous and consistent approach to dementia education across the UK. Reference to the Frameworks would support their adoption as a required and monitored sector minimum standard across professional boundaries. HEDN therefore recommends that application of the knowledge and skills within these frameworks becomes a requirement for (re)validation/approval of relevant health, social and housing professional programmes. In this article we explain the rationale behind the recommendations made by HEDN and the implications for PRBs and Higher Education Institutions.Item Metadata only Drug Administration in Day Centres for People with Learning Disabilities(1997) Branford, D.; Knifton, Chris; Jackson, S.Item Metadata only Equity, diversity and inclusion: principles and prompts for PNA practice(Nursing Times, 2024-06-10) Knifton, ChrisThis article, the sixth and final in a series of discussion papers, outlines how the relatively new professional nurse advocate role can be strengthened. It focuses on the equity, diversity and inclusive aspects of the role and includes the use of prompts that have been developed and can help to guide quality review and monitoring. A four-sphere model for equity is proposed to thematically discuss these prompts in greater detail, as part of regular quality review discussions and service development.Item Open Access An exploration of the experience of using the TENA Pants product compared to usual continence products as perceived by carers of people with dementia in care homes(ESSITY UK Ltd, 2018) Knifton, Chris; Bell, Katie; Padley, Wendy; Brown, JayneAbstract: Incontinence is a common symptom experienced by many older people with dementia, with an increased prevalence noted in care home settings when compared to community dwellings. Incontinence may often be a reason for care home admission. Absorbent continence pads are a common form of intervention with this client group. However, disposable continence pants are becoming more common and TENA Pants are one such example. Research Aim: To understand what are the key product satisfaction indicators for absorbent continence pads; and in light of this review the experience of using the TENA Pants product compared to currently used continence products with people with dementia in care homes. Methods: A review of the literature was undertaken to identify factors reported to affect user experience of absorbent continence pads. These results led to the development of a pre and post carer intervention questionnaire that focused on user satisfaction, which together with a semi-structured interview, reviewed a 4 week user trial of the TENA pull-up pants. Findings: Overall, high satisfaction levels with the product were recorded suggesting this to be a suitable continence product for people with dementia residing in care homes. However, the qualitative data showed that satisfaction with the pads was greatest when used with people in the early and mid-stages of disease progression. Three key factors were found to account for the highest percentage of satisfaction and as such are likely to become key predictor variables for good quality and satisfaction when developing absorbent continence pads for this client group, as well as key points for product development and marketing. These were: • Absorbent pads are comfortable to wear when they are dry • Absorbent pads need to be designed so they can be easily fitted and removed • Absorbent pads need to control odour well • Considerations for further research in this area are also discussed.Item Open Access A history of problematizations for dementia education: A Foucauldian approach to understanding the framing of dementia(Wolters Kluwer, 2019-03-22) Knifton, Chris; Yates, ScottDebates relevant to both undergraduate and postgraduate nurse education regarding the conceptualisation and disciplinary ownership of dementia, include its framing as a neuro-psychiatric condition, terminal illness or a consequence of aging are important in supporting an understanding of the lived experience of dementia for individuals and their family carers and how, as a condition, it has come to be problematized in Western society. The work of Michel Foucault is useful in setting this debate within a critical historical context. Aims: Using Foucault’s “history of problematizations” we present such debates around dementia’s conceptualisation in Western society and consider how a Foucauldian critical historical project influences nursing education by re-examining the problematization of dementia within society, what it is to be a person with dementia, and how alternative conceptualisations shape how we see the condition – aswell as how we provide learning opportunities for dementia care professionals. Results: Six differing ways of conceptualising or problematizing dementia were found (as a natural consequence of aging, a mental disorder, a bio-medical disease, a neuro-cognitive disorder, a disability and a terminal illness) each offering alternative ways we might present it in an educational context. Conclusion: We argue for both undergraduate and postgraduate student nurses to engage in learning that locates what it is to be a person with dementia within particular conceptual frameworks would allow understanding of how these ideas or constructs are reliant on historically-contingent assumptions. Here, taken-for-granted assumptions are unsettled and a more critically reflective position is adopted. This will have impact on the type of nurse to emerge from educational institutions thus also affecting service delivery and the dementia care provided, aswell as the knock-on effects for dementia education in other medical, health and social care courses and for institutions whose role it is to approve professional practice curricula content.Item Metadata only Law and accountability for PNA practice(Nursing Times, 2024-07-07) Knifton, Chris; Hart, T.This article is the fifth in a series of discussion papers that outline how the professional nurse advocate role can strengthen their restorative clinical supervision practices. This article focuses more specifically on their legal responsibilities. It discusses the importance of professional nurse advocates having a clear and robust legal understanding so that their practice is safe and better informed. A special emphasis is placed on restorative clinical supervision confidentiality and record keeping. What aspects of the law a professional nurse advocate should consider is discussed and relevant guidance they should follow is highlighted.Item Metadata only Learning disability nurse survival guide: common questions and answers for learning disability nursing.(Quay Books, 2012) Dalby, Dave; Knifton, ChrisItem Metadata only Long-term conditions.(Quay Books, 2012) Knifton, Chris; McNicholas, Kathleen; Welyczko, NikkiItem Metadata only Making a difference in dementia education: developing a consistent and inclusive approach for all(2014) Knifton, Chris; Thompson, R.; Tullo, E.; Waugh, E.; Surr, C.; Read, K.; Innes, A.Item Metadata only Mental health.(Quay Books, 2012) Knifton, ChrisItem Metadata only Non-consensual Sterilisation of the Adult with Learning Disabilities(1998) Knifton, ChrisItem Metadata only Physical health.(Quay Books, 2012) Brooks, Nicola; Knifton, ChrisItem Metadata only Professional and legal responsibilities.(Quay Books, 2012) Ford, Karen; Geary, Martyn; Genders, Nicky; Knifton, Chris; Law, Annie; Power, Kevin J.; Rigby, PaulItem Embargo Selecting absorbent continence pads for people with dementia(Emap, 2018-04-30) Brown, Jayne; Knifton, ChrisIncontinence is a common problem in people with dementia and can be due to a complex combination of physical and functional issues. This article reports on a product evaluation of pant-style continence pads, which found they could help promote dignity and independence in care home residents who had mild to moderate dementia.