What We Say About Teaching

“I think it is very important that we teach student nurses because I am going to hospital next week and they might not understand me.” – Lynne Evans

“It is important that nurses know how to be patient and tolerant with people. I enjoyed teaching student nurses because it was helping them to get a job. It is important that student nurses understand what people are going through and to be kind to them when they are they there.” – Sandra Tinklin

“It is important for them to learn about learning disabilities because there might be people with ld in hospital because we got a learning disability it could still be a multitude of reasons why we are there.” – Phillip Morgan

“When i was in hospital some of the student nurses seem to listen and others just yawned as if they are not interested in my epilepsy. It is important that they should listen very well. Teaching them will help them listen better.” – Anon

“I think it is important to be taught by people with learning disabilities to see them as people, just people, and the disability second.” – Emma Alcock

“The thing that struck me was that everyone had a ball. Teaching And learning can be fun and it was a real opportunity for students and people with learning disabilities to learn and have fun together and everyone’s personalities to come through. It made everybody think about how we are all different.” Sheilagh Gunston

“Every person is a different individual in their own right. There are no two people the same and if there were it would be a boring world so therefore you should treat everyone equally and as you would like to be treated yourself.” – Philip Morgan

“I think it is a good experience for them.” – Lynne Evans

“On the last day of placement he said 'I don’t want to leave this is the best placement I have had’. Somebody else changed to learning disability nursing after coming to us for a placement! Some people with ld might be nervous going into the hospital. It is important for doctors and nurses to explain what is going to happen to you. Teaching the sessions helps nurses to think how somebody with a learning disability may be thinking and feeling.” – Lorraine Watkins