Rehabilitation Nursing

Author: Shao Tongxian, Editor-in-Chief
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Publish Date: 2006-08-01
Features: To better cultivate practical medical talents, adapt to the needs of China's socialist health service development, explore a new model of "3+2" education, and improve the quality of medical education, this textbook was compiled based on the principle of sufficient theory, emphasizing fundamental knowledge, and focusing on the teaching and training of basic skills.
Rehabilitation nursing is a young discipline that has developed on the basis of rehabilitation medicine and has a short history. The main objects of rehabilitation nursing are injured individuals, chronic patients, and elderly patients. Through rehabilitation nursing, the lost and impaired functions of these individuals are reconstructed, their quality of life is improved, the burden on society and families is reduced, and they are enabled to maintain a healthy psychological state and achieve self-care or basic self-care abilities, thereby facilitating their reintegration into society.
The content of this textbook is divided into seven chapters: Introduction, Scope of Rehabilitation Nursing, Overview of Rehabilitation Medicine, Disability Studies, Basics of Human Functional Rehabilitation, Rehabilitation Assessment, Rehabilitation Therapies, and Rehabilitation Nursing for Common Diseases. It focuses on introducing the concepts of rehabilitation nursing and rehabilitation medicine, the standards and methods of rehabilitation assessment, the clinical characteristics, functional impairments, rehabilitation therapies, rehabilitation nursing, and rehabilitation assessment of common diseases. Additionally, it covers the latest advancements and new technologies in this discipline, aiming to help students not only learn but also stay informed about the new developments and trends in the field during their studies.