*Rehabilitation

*Outline

*Definition*Types*Rehab nursing skills include*Nurses’ role in rehabilitation* Rehabiltation centers*Conditions treated *Work Place Settings

*Objectives

*What is rehabilitation*Types of rehabilitation*Rehab nursing skills include*Conditions treated*Nurses’ role in rehabilitation*Work place settings* Rehabiltation centers

*introduction

*Purpose*The purpose of rehabilitation is to restore

some or all of the patient's physical, sensory, and mental capabilities that were lost due to injury, illness, or disease..

*What is rehabilitation?

*Rehabilitation is the process of helping an individual achieve the highest level of independence and quality of life possible.

*Types of rehabilitation

*Back and neck*Hand*Hip and Knee*Multi-trauma*Musculoskeletal/Orthopedic*Sports Injuries*Work Injuries

*Rehab nursing skills include:

*Treating changes in the functional ability and lifestyle of people dealing with injury, disability, and chronic illness*Educating patients and helping them with

adjustments that support their health*Supporting adaptive capabilities*Providing holistic, comprehensive, and

compassionate end-of-life care for patients with life-limiting conditions

*Rehab nurses may be identified by other specializations and roles that include:

*Case management*Community health*Consultant*Nurse clinician*Nurse educator*Rehabilitation admissions liaison nurse*Researcher

*Nurses’ role in rehabilitation

*The nurses’ role in rehabilitation was the overarching theme to emerge from the research. The concepts of enablement and maintaining independence were seen as extremely important and participants were aware of the need to encourage residents to do things for themselves.*Some participants were aware of the range of skills,

knowledge, expertise and competencies needed for the rehabilitation of older people, while others considered that it did not require any particular skills because rehabilitation was an intrinsic part of nursing older people.

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*Nurses

Nurses who deal with rehabilitation patients are trained to take care of the everyday need of the patients. Often after severe brain or physical injury a person may find it difficult to take care of oneself, so these nurses are trained to take care of patients. http://www.rehabilitations.org

*Conditions treated

*Amputations*Brain Injuries*Burns*Complex Wounds*Oncology*Spinal cord Injuries*Strokes*Multi-trauma

*Work Place Settings

*Hospitals*School Systems*Orthopedic or Sports rehabilitation clinic*Patients Home*Physical Therapy offices*Office and Clinics of Physicians*Nursing and Personal Care Facilities

*Rehabilitation centers

*Rehabilitation services are provided in a variety of settings including clinical and office practices, hospitals, skilled-care nursing homes, sports medicine clinics, and some health maintenance organizations. Some therapists make home visits. Advice on choosing the appropriate type of therapy and therapist is provided by the patient's medical team.

*summary

*The purpose of rehabilitation is to restore some or all of the patient's physical, sensory, and mental capabilities that were lost due to injury, illness, or disease*Types of rehabilitation Back and neck,Hand,Hip and Knee*Educating patients and helping them with

adjustments that support their health

*Work Cited

*http://www.goodshepherdrehab.org/physical-therapy*http://healthcareersinct.com/therapy-rehabilitation/

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