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Record Nr.

UNINA9911019137303321

Titolo

Advancing practice in rehabilitation nursing / / edited by Rebecca Jester

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford, UK ; ; Malden, MA, : Blackwell Pub., 2007

ISBN

9786611069124

9781281069122

1281069124

9780470761083

0470761083

9780470775028

0470775025

9781405181549

1405181540

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (218 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

JesterRebecca

Disciplina

610.73/6

Soggetti

Rehabilitation nursing - Quality control

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

The rehabilitation process / Steve Booth and Rebecca Jester -- The role of the specialist nurse within rehabilitation / Rebecca Jester -- Rehabilitation settings / Rebecca Jester -- Psychological issues in rehabilitation / Denise Barr -- Evaluating rehabilitation services / Rebecca Jester -- Preparing and supporting informal carers / Rebecca Jester -- Rehabilitation of orthopaedic patients / Rebecca Jester -- Stroke care / Tara Chambers -- Rehabilitation of patients with an acquired brain injury or a degenerative neuromuscular disorder / Debbie Peniket and Rosie Grove -- Supporting people with long-term conditions / Rebecca Jester -- Rehabilitation of patients with spinal cord injury / Nicki Bellinger -- The way forward / Rebecca Jester.

Sommario/riassunto

Nurses play a key role in the rehabilitation process - maximising the quality of life and independence of individuals following trauma, disease or enduring chronic illness. Advancing Practice in Rehabilitation Nursing provides an in-depth analysis of specialist practice in



rehabilitation nursing. It examines the research basis underlying clinical practice and identifies unique attributes of the nursing role within the context of multidisciplinary and multi-agency working.The first part of Advancing Practice in Rehabilitation Nursing explores general principles of specialist rehabilitat