Rehabilitation Nursing

Author: Wang Pei Hua
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Publish Date: 2004-01-01
Features: Rehabilitation nursing is an important branch of rehabilitation medicine and also a significant branch of nursing. It focuses on the functional impairments of patients with diseases, injuries, or disabilities, with improving functional levels as its main goal, taking the whole person as the object, and ultimately aiming to enhance quality of life and return to society. It refers to the nursing activities carried out by healthcare professionals during the rehabilitation process to overcome the physical and psychological barriers faced by individuals with disabilities or impairments. The nursing approach involves providing psychological support to patients, guiding and training them, teaching them how to transition from passively receiving care to self-managing their daily lives.