Course Objectives

As a result of attending this review course, the RN will:

1. Identify theoretical models related to nursing, self-care, family issues, growth/development, aging, teaching, coping with stress, change and conflict management
2. Describe four uses for functional assessment.
3. Describe the physiology, assessment, standards of care and interventions the rehabilitation nurse should address with the patient/ family experiencing nutrition or integumentary concerns.
4. Describe the physiology, assessment, standards of care and interventions the rehabilitation nurse should address with the patient/ family experiencing bladder or bowel dysfunction.
5. Describe the physiology, assessment, standards of care and interventions the rehabilitation nurse should address with the patient/ family experiencing cardiac, respiratory, and mobility dysfunction.
6. Discuss the physiology, assessment, standards of care and interventions the rehab nurse should address with the patient with concerns about sexuality and relationships.
7. Describe the assessment, standards of care and interventions the rehabilitation nurse should address with the patient/ family adjusting to loss associated with a disability.
8. Describe assessment considerations and rehab nursing interventions for maintaining safety and promoting comfort.
9. Describe physiology, assessment, standards of care, and interventions the rehab nurse should address with the patient/ family with neurological disorders.
10. Discuss rehab nursing considerations related to the care of patients with special needs: pediatric, geriatric and oncologic.
11. Correlate assessment techniques with associated findings with appropriate nursing diagnoses.
12. Utilize patient-family-centered care concepts in establishing rehabilitation goals and interventions for patients with disabilities.
13. Relate barriers to community reintegration to strategies that can be used by the patient/ family to overcome these barriers.
14. Apply knowledge of ethical and legal considerations into a discussion of the rehab nurse's role in preparing the patient for discharge into the community and conflict management.