Rehabilitation Nursing back issues from November 2007:
Research Insights
Nov 01, 2007; ... This is the final part of a four-part series focusing on sections of experimental or quasi-experimental quantative research studies. Part IV will focus on the results and discussion sections of an article. This series has two purposes: (1) to present sections of a research study and (2) to offer ...
Being Proactive in Shaping the Future of Rehabilitation Nursing
Nov 01, 2007; ... The Census Bureau just released its annual Income, Poverty and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States Report (based on 2006 data). In this report, information about America's income trends and poverty levels look encouraging at face value. Yet, when you look deeper, the picture is far ...
Barriers and Facilitators to Exercise Among Stroke Survivors
Nov 01, 2007; ... Physical activity after stroke may prevent disability and stroke recurrence; yet, physical impairments may inhibit post-stroke exercise and subsequently limit recovery. The goal of this study was to elicit barriers to and facilitators of exercise after stroke. We conducted three focus groups and ...
New Pressure Ulcer Staging Guidelines
Nov 01, 2007; ... Pressure ulcers are a major component of rehabilitation nursing. Pressure ulcer prevalence rates in acute care patients range from 14% to 17% (Whittington & Briones, 2004). Some of these ulcers start as benign and appear as purple discoloration or blisters. These types of ulcers are often ...
How to Parent Chronically III School-Aged Children and Their Siblings
Nov 01, 2007; ... Situation A.J. is a 9-year-old female newly diagnosed with acute lymphocytic leukemia, which is the most common childhood cancer, accounting for about 30% of all childhood cancers (American Cancer Society, 2005). She has recently been admitted to an inpatient oncology floor at a ...
Adherence to Therapy: Using an Evidence-Based Protocol
Nov 01, 2007; ... The number of patients receiving injectable medications has increased significantly during the past few years. Today, patients with hepatitis, rheumatoid arthritis, and multiple sclerosis are added to the list of those, namely diabetics, who have been instructed in self-administration of ...
Life Changes in Individuals Diagnosed with Sleep Apnea While Accommodating to Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) Devices
Nov 01, 2007; ... Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) devices are effective in preventing the sequela of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA); however, compliance with the device is problematic. This study's purpose is to longitudinally discover OSA patients experiences with CPAP. A hermeneutic phenomenological ...
Discriminating High Fall Risk on an Inpatient Rehabilitation Unit
Nov 01, 2007; ... The objective of this study was to identify on admission the most discriminating fall predictors for patients to an inpatient rehabilitation unit. Medical information from 34 patients who fell over a consecutive 7-month period and 102 controls (1:3 ratio) matched for diagnosis, age, and gender ...