Comprehensive Rehabilitation Nursing

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This authoritative reference features comprehensive coverage of rehabilitation nursing, with a strong focus on rehabilitation in the community setting and on culturally competent care. Although the primary emphasis is on adults, several chapters also address special considerations for geriatric and pediatric populations. The first two sections cover general concepts and patient/family care in situations involving chronic and disabling conditions. The third section discusses nursing management of selected diagnostic populations such as patients with CVA, spinal cord trauma, burns, and cardiopulmonary problems. An examination of future trends rounds out the coverage.

Emphasis throughout on culturally competentcare is useful in meeting the various needs of all clients. Chapter 8 introduces this information and it is also a prominent thread in all the chapters relating to rehabilitation of clients.

Emphasis throughout on community-focused care. This information is helpful in todays early discharge patterns and found in all chapters relating to specific rehab clients.

Chapter organizationhelps the reader locate information with ease.

Full chapters devoted tomajor specific diagnostic populations (spinal cord injury, CVA, etc.) so reader does not have to go to several different parts of the book for related content.

Comprehensive coverageof all areas relating to rehabilitation nursing is found throughout, making this a suitable text reference for students, educators and clinicians.

Separate chapter on geriatric and pediatric populations.

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  Comprehensive Rehabilitation Nursing

  • 1981
  • 792 pages
  • Paperback
  • Mcgraw-hill

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