Rehabilitation Nursing: A Comprehensive Guide to Practice

By Kristen L. Mauk

Rehabilitation Nursing: A Contemporary Approach to Practice is a clinically-focused text designed to integrate rehabilitation into an academic curriculum, educate nurses new to the specialty, and aid practicing nurses preparing for certification. Incorporating competencies set forth by the Association of Rehabilitation Nurses (ARN), it includes key terms, learning objectives, case studies, critical thinking, personal reflection, resources, and web links.

Evidence-based and practical, this text offers unique and expert insights from an interdisciplinary author team drawing from nursing, physical, occupational, and speech therapy, psychology, social work, nutrition, veterinary medicine, law, business, and many more. All chapters address ethics, research, and teaching and include a wide-variety of topics such as stroke, brain injury, spinal cord injury, amputation, joint replacement, neurological problems, cardio/pulmonary, chronic illness, pediatric and geriatric rehabilitation, and health policy.

In addition, it explores exciting areas such as polytrauma, life care planning, and animal assisted therapy. This comprehensive guide is a must-have for any nurse looking to expand their knowledge and skills in rehabilitation nursing.

Key Features:

• Integrates rehabilitation into an academic curriculum
• Education for nurses new to the specialty
• Aid for practicing nurses preparing for certification
• Competencies set forth by the Association of Rehabilitation Nurses (ARN)
• Key terms, learning objectives, case studies, critical thinking, personal reflection, resources, and web links
• Evidence-based and practical insights from an interdisciplinary author team
• Wide variety of topics including stroke, brain injury, spinal cord injury, amputation, joint replacement, neurological problems, cardio/pulmonary, chronic illness, pediatric and geriatric rehabilitation, and health policy
• Explores polytrauma, life care planning, and animal assisted therapy

Publication Details:

Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning

Edition: 1st edition

Publication Date: April 13, 2011

Language: English

Format: Hardcover

Pages: 546

ISBN-10: 1449634478

ISBN-13: 978-1449634476