ARN Professional Resources

ARN can help you document basic rehabilitation nursing competencies, connect with your nursing peers through the rehabnurse-L email discussion list, demonstrate your professional commitment through certification, and support your higher education through scholarships. Check out the resources below for more information on these valuable programs.

ARN-CAT
ARN-CAT is a free tool designed for Nurse Managers, Administrators, Educators, or Case Managers, who need a simple way to evaluate staff competency in the basic areas of rehabilitation nursing.

Bowel and Bladder Guidelines
The RNF Practice Guidelines for the Management of Constipation in Adults address an unmet need for nurses, physicians, and dietitians in rehabilitation, long-term care, and in home health, ambulatory, and community settings. Developed by an interdisciplinary group, the guidelines can be used to guide decision-making as to the assessment and treatment of constipation in adults

Caring for Older Patients in Rehabilitation Nursing
Helpful resources can be found here for those rehabilitation nurses caring for older adults.

Certification
Learn what you need to know to pursue the CRRN certification.

E-mail Discussion Group
ARN offers an exciting online tool for networking with your colleagues in rehabilitation and restorative nursing: rehabnurse-L listserv.

Patient Education (M)
ARN One-Click Patient Education Resources offer help information on such common issues as issues association with brain injury, bladder and bowel care.

Related Sites
This comprehensive listing of Web sites corresponds to sections in ARN's core curriculum, The Specialty Practice of Rehabilitation Nursing and is designed to help rehabilitation nurses in their practice.

Safe Patient Handling Tool Kit (M)
This tool kit can be used by any member of a rehabilitation interdisciplinary team to implement a safe patient handling program in a rehabilitation setting.

Scholarships (M)
ARN offers scholarship opportunities for rehabilitation nurses to purse continuing education.

VA and Military Nurses
Rehabilitation nurses who work within the military and the Veterans Administration (VA) healthcare system are often confronted with a unique set of challenges helping wounded warriors return to active duty or re-establish their lives at home.  This resource was created to point VA and Military nurses to all the ARN resources most useful to their practice.

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