Rehabilitation nursing: process and application and outcomes

Part I Foundations of rehabilitation nursing: history and trends; theory and practice models for rehabilitation nursing; legislation and policy; ethical matters in rehabilitation; research utilization and outcomes. Part II Management for client-centred programmes: administration and leadership; quality - indicators and management; evaluation and outcome measures; community-based rehabilitation; case management. Part III Principles for improving outcomes in clinical applications: outcome directed family and client education; family and client coping; culture and medical systems - conventional, alternative, and complementary health patterns; movement and functional ability; neurophysiology. Part IV Health patterns - systems functions: skin integrity; nourishment and swallowing; respiration and pulmonary rehabilitation; bladder elimination; bowel elimination; muscle and skeletal function; neuromuscular rehabilitation; sexuality. Part V Health patterns - psychosocial functions: sensations and pain; communication - language and pragmatics; cognition and behaviour; sleep and leisure; spirituality. Part VI Restoration and rehabilitation - special populations: paediatric rehabilitation; gerontology - rehabilitation and restoration; cardiac rehabilitation; restoration following burn; regulatory and immune systems; renal rehabilitation; cancer rehabilitation and restoration.

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This text equips the reader with a solid foundation of concepts and principles, while maintaining the fundamental focus of rehabilitation nursing: holistic care of the rehabilitation client to achieve maximum potential outcomes in functional and lifestyle independence.