March 10, 2008 Issue:
Editorial
Welcome to the March 2008 edition of the International Journal of Nursing in Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities.
This is an exciting time in the history of the journal. The Developmental Disabilities Nurses Association (DDNA) has always been supportive of the journal and had a link to the journal on their we…
ARTICLES
Nurse Practitioner Knowledge and Attitudes Regarding Developmental Disabilities Health Screening and Health PromotionJohn Boisseau, MSN, APRN, BC, CDDN and Roseann Barrett, PhD, RN
This study was conducted to describe nurse practitioner knowledge and attitudes of developmental disabilities (DD) health screening and health promotion. Health promotion is an important part of dise…
Forgotten Citizens Disparity in Health Care: Inadequate Formal Nursing Preparation on Issues of Routine Cancer Screening for Women with Developmental DisabilitiesShelley Grant Moriston, PsyD Participating Investigators: Morag Walden, MS, RN, CNS, C, CDDN; Rosemarie Vasquez, BSN, RN; Steven Wallace, RN; Jeanne Nivens, RN, MPH; Tammy Harvey, BSN, RN; and Wade Moriston, BA
As the health services and supports provided to women with developmental disabilities (DD) are being transitioned from intermediate care facilities (ICF/MR) and ICF group homes to home and community-b…
Interdisciplinary Best Practice: A Case Study of Family and School Support for a Young Child with ASDJennifer Drake, Leslie J. Couse, Pamela P. DiNapoli, and Mary Banach
The dramatic increase in prevalence of Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) has families searching for support and understanding of this neurodevelopmental disability and professionals reexamining their cl…