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Developing the nurse’s role in rehabilitation

23 July 2003

Nursing Standard

Art & Science

Background This article reviews literature on developing the role of nurses in rehabilitation. It explains why the nurse’s role in rehabilitation should be allowed...

The importance of cancer rehabilitation

01 April 2005

Cancer Nursing Practice

Clinical

Cancer and its treatment can have a profound negative effect on a patient’s quality of life, but there is significant evidence to show that rehabilitation can...

Rehabilitation in nursing homes

01 June 2001

Nursing Older People

CPD

Rehabilitation is a key concept in the government’s plans to modernise the NHS. Its aim is to restore a person’s autonomy, although there are sometimes barriers to...

Effective rehabilitation for older people

23 June 1999

Nursing Standard

Art & Science

This article describes a new model which aims to ensure that older people who are discharged from hospital are sufficiently confident, independent and self-caring.

Rehabilitation following stroke

03 April 2002

Nursing Standard

CPD

Rehabilitation following stroke begins as soon as the patient is medically stable and continues after discharge from hospital. This article describes the processes...

Nurses’ perceptions of their role in rehabilitation of the older person

24 March 2012

Nursing Older People

A&S Science

Aim The aim of the study was to explore nurses’ perceptions of their role in rehabilitation of the older person. Method Nine participants were interviewed in two...

A rehabilitation framework for patient-focused care

28 August 2002

Nursing Standard

Art & Science

Rehabilitation is an evolving and developing collaborative discipline. The nursing role is pivotal to the success of the government’s agenda for service development...

Rehabilitation and older people

01 October 2003

Nursing Older People

CPD

This article explores team and goal-planning approaches to rehabilitation and intermediate care, and explains the centrality of the nurse’s role in achieving...