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The award-winning Rehabilitation Nursing, rated by members as one of the most valuable benefits of belonging to ARN, provides up-to-date information on a broad spectrum of rehabilitation nursing topics; articles ranging from administration and research to education and clinical topics; nursing perspectives, resource reviews, and product information; and continuing education opportunities in every issue. In 2006 Rehabilitation Nursing was added to the Institute of Scientific Information (ISI) Web of Science. The ISI Web of Sciences provides seamless access to current and retrospective multidisciplinary information from approximately 8,700 of the most prestigious, high-impact research journals in the world. Current Issue - November/December 2011
| Guest Editorial: Debt Crisis: Opportunity for Nursing Action | | Elaine Tilka Miller, PhD RN CRRN FAHA FAAN, Editor | | | | The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) estimate current Medicare spending to be $556 billion or approximately 3.6% of our gross national product (Kaiser Family Foundation, 2010). This is a huge expenditure at a time when our federal go... | | >> Continue Reading |
| Targeting Memory Improvement in Assisted Living: A Pilot Study | | Kristine N. Williams, PhD RN | | | | This pilot study tested an intervention designed to improve memory for assisted-living (AL) residents. Seven residents in one Midwestern AL facility participated in a six-session memory program based on qualitative research that ident... | | >> Continue Reading |
| Function-Focused Care and Changes in Physical Function in Chinese American and NonChinese American Hospitalized Older Adults (CE) | | Marie Boltz, PhD CRNP Barbara Resnick, PhD CRNP FAAN FAANP Elizabeth Capezuti, PhD RN FAAN Nina Shabbat, BA Michelle Secic, MS | | | | Function-focused care (FFC) is a rehabilitative philosophy of care with which nurses help patients engage in activities of daily living and physical activity with the goal of preventing avoidable functional decline. This prospective, ... | | >> Continue Reading |
| The Mauk Model for Poststroke Recovery: Assessing the Phases | | Kristen L. Mauk, PhD DNP RN CRRN GCNS-BC GNP-BC FAAN Constance Lemley, MSN RN GCNS-BC Julie Pierce, MSN RN FNP Nola A. Schmidt, PhD RN CNE | | | | Despite the estimated 795,000 strokes occurring in America annually (American Heart Association, 2009), few practical models guide nurses when they provide quality care to stroke survivors. The Mauk Model for Poststroke Recovery is a ... | | >> Continue Reading |
| Biomechanics and Injury Risk Assessment of Falls onto Protective Floor Mats (CE) | | David E. Raymond, PhD Robert D. Catena, PhD Teddy R. Vaughan, MS PE | | | | This study investigated the biomechanics of simulated sideways falls from various bed heights onto two types of protective floor mats. This article presents biomechanical injury criteria for evaluating the probability of sustaining in... | | >> Continue Reading |
| Teaching Adults SAFE Medication Management | | Elizabeth A. Yetzer, MA MSN CRRN Nancy Goetsch, MSHN RN Marilyn St. Paul, BSN RN | | | | One in nine visits to the emergency department is the result of a drug-related adverse event and is possibly preventable (Zed et al., 2008). The rehabilitation nurse has the opportunity to teach adults a comprehensive medication manag... | | >> Continue Reading |
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