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Table of Contents


	Foreword	vi
	Preface	vii
	Acknowledgments	viii
	Dedication	viii
	Authors	ix
	Reviewers	x
SECTION I	THE SPECIALTY PRACTICE OF REHABILITATION NURSING	1
Chapter 1	Health Care, Rehabilitation, and Rehabilitation Nursing	3
Chapter 2	Rehabilitation Nursing: Past, Present, and Future	15
Chapter 3	Ethical, Moral, and Legal Considerations of Rehabilitation Nursing	31
Chapter 4	Empirics in Rehabilitation Nursing: Research and Evidence-Based Practice	51
Chapter 5	Rehabilitation Nursing and Case Management	65
SECTION II	FUNCTIONAL HEALTH PATTERNS AND THE REHABILITATION CLIENT	75
Chapter 6	Health Maintenance and Management of Therapeutic Regimens	77
Chapter 7	Physical Healthcare Patterns and Nursing Interventions	103
Chapter 8	Psychosocial Healthcare Patterns and Nursing Interventions	145
SECTION III	NURSING MANAGEMENT OF CLIENTS WITH COMMON REHABILITATION DISORDERS	169
Chapter 9	Neuroanatomy	171
Chapter 10	Clients with Acute and Chronic Neurological Diseases	191
Chapter 11	Stroke	217
Chapter 12	Traumatic Injuries: Traumatic Brain Injury and Spinal Cord Injury	251
Chapter 13	Orthopedic Disorders, Burns, Blasts, and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder	289
Chapter 14	Cardiac and Pulmonary Rehabilitation: Acute and Long-Term Management	365
Chapter 15	Acute and Chronic Pain	383
Chapter 16	Specific Disease Processes Requiring Rehabilitation Interventions	397
Chapter 17	A Lifespan Perspective on Individuals and Families	431
Chapter 18	Pediatric Rehabilitation Nursing	449
Chapter 19	Gerontological Rehabilitation Nursing	475
SECTION IV	THE ENVIRONMENT OF CARE	505
Chapter 20	The Environment for Rehabilitation Nursing	507
Chapter 21	Healthcare Financing and Health Policy in Rehabilitation	513
Chapter 22	Outcome Measurement and Performance Improvement	529
	Index	547