Rehabilitation Nursing. a Contemporary Approach to Practice + Online Access

Description

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.

Key Features

THE PEDAGOGY:
Rehabilitation Nursing focuses on driving comprehension through a variety of strategies that meet the learning needs of students while generating enthusiasm about the topic. This interactive approach addresses different learning styles, making this the ideal text to ensure mastery of key concepts. The pedagogical aids that appear in most chapters include the following:

• Learning objectives
• Key Terms
• Web exploration and links
• Critical thinking exercises
• Personal reflection exercises
• Case studies with questions and answers
• Resource lists
• Recommended readings

Table of Contents

Part I General Concepts and Principles of Rehabilitation Nursing
Chapter 1 Overview of Rehabilitation
Chapter 2 Chronicity and Disability
Chapter 3 Settings for Care
Chapter 4 Theories and Models
Chapter 5 The Interdisciplinary Rehabilitation Team
Chapter 6 Nursing Roles

Part II Promoting Self-Care in Rehabilitation Clients
Chapter 7 Improving Nutritional Status and Swallowing
Chapter 8 Maintaining Skin Integrity
Chapter 9 Establishing Bowel and Bladder Patterns
Chapter 10 Promoting Mobility and Function
Chapter 11 Enhancing Cognition, Communication, and Behavior
Chapter 12 Addressing Sexuality and Disability
Chapter 13 Educating Clients and Families
Chapter 14 The Art of Caring: Addressing Psychosocial/Spiritual Issues

Part III Clinical Rehabilitation Management for Persons with Specific Health Alterations
Chapter 15 Stroke
Chapter 16 Brain Injury
Chapter 17 Spinal Cord Injury
Chapter 18 Joint Replacement
Chapter 19 Amputation
Chapter 20 Polytrauma
Chapter 21 Cardiac and Pulmonary Disease
Chapter 22 Neurological Disorders
Chapter 23 Other Chronic Illnesses

Part IV Issues in Rehabilitation Nursing
Chapter 24 Cultural Perspectives within Rehabilitation Nursing
Chapter 25 Legal and Ethical Issues
Chapter 26 Health Policy, Legislation, Financing

Part V Unique Aspects of Rehabilitation Nursing
Chapter 27 Pediatric Rehabilitation
Chapter 28 Geriatric Rehabilitation
Chapter 29 Animal Assisted Therapy
Chapter 30 Life Care Planning

About the Author

Kristen L. Mauk, PhD, DNP, CCRN, GCNS-BC, GNP-BC, FAAN-Professor of Nursing and Kreft Endowed Chair for the Advancement of Nursing Science, Valparaiso University, Valparaiso, Indiana, Health Care Consultant, Mauk Financial Solutions, LLC, Valparaiso, Indiana

Dr. Mauk is a certified gerontological clinical nurse specialist and gerontological nurse practitioner, as well as a Hartford Geriatric Scholar and Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing. With nearly 30 years of experience in rehabilitation and gerontology, she is the author or editor of six books and has contributed to numerous others. Her professional contributions have been recognized with several awards including: Associate of Rehabilitation Nurses’s (ARN) Educator Role Award (2007), Valparaiso University Caterpillar Award for Excellence in Teaching (2007), CASE/Carnegie Foundation Indiana Professor of the Year Award (2007), ARN’s Distinguished Service Award (2005), and two American Journal of Nursing (AJN) Book of the Year Awards (1999, 2010) for Gerontological Rehabilitation Nursing and Gerontological Nursing: Competencies for Care (second edition). Currently a Professor of Nursing at Valparaiso University, she holds the Kreft Endowed Chair for the Advancement of Nursing Science, a position dedicated to gerontological nursing.