Position Statements and White Papers

Periodically the ARN Board of Directors alone, or in cooperation with other clinical organizations, approves position statements and white papers intended to raise awareness and express the opinions of the association on important issues related to rehabilitation nursing.

• "NEW!" Fostering Successful Patient and Family Engagement: Nursing's Critical Role
• The Role of the Licensed Vocational/Practical Nurse on the Rehabilitation Nursing Team
• Rehabilitation Nursing Criteria for Determination and Documentation of Medical Necessity in an Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility
• Role of the Nurse in the Rehabilitation Team
• White Paper: Strategies to Improve Patient and Health Care Provider Safety in Patient Handling and Movement Tasks
• The Rehabilitation Nurse as Case Manager
• Ethical Issues
• Factors to Consider in Decisions About Staffing in Rehabilitation Nursing Settings
• The Role of Nursing Assistive Personnel in the Rehabilitation Setting
• The Appropriate Inclusion of Rehabilitation Nurses Wherever Rehabilitation is Provided
• Inclusion of Rehabilitation Concepts as a Component of Generic Content in BSN Programs
• Advanced Practice in Rehabilitation Nursing
• Rehabilitation of People with Cancer

PDFs of each position statement are available at the end of each document.