Rehabilitation Nursing

Nurses in this field provide physical and emotional support to patients and the families of patients with illnesses or disabilities that affect their ability to function normally and that may alter their lifestyle.

Madeleine C.

Linwood, NJ
RN, Geriatric—Rehabilitation-Ventilation Care

In my last year of high school, my first choice of a career was to become a teacher. While babysitting for a local physician and his wife who was a nurse, I noticed with keen...

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RELEVANT LINKS

Description:

What is Rehabilitation Nursing?

Organizations:

Association of Rehabilitation Nurses

American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine

National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research

American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation

American Occupational Therapy Association

The Rehabilitation Research Center for Traumatic Brain Injury and Spinal Cord Injury

Resources:

Find a Rehabilitation Nurse Expert

Americans with Disabilities Act

The U.S. Government’s online resource for Americans with Disabilities

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