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The Uniquely Relational Role of Nurses during the Closure of Large Residential Institutions for People with Intellectual Disability in Australia: A Qualitative Study
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Peter Lewis; Kathryn M. Weston – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2025
Background: After decades of planning, nurses played a pivotal role in achieving the closure of large residential institutions for people with intellectual disability by 2018. This paper describes the experiences of nurses facilitating the closure of these institutions in New South Wales and Victoria, Australia. Method: An interview-based,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Nurses, Role, Residential Institutions