The document discusses rehabilitation and stroke rehabilitation. It describes rehabilitation as a process of recovery through adaptation to regain maximal function after disabling conditions. The Isolda Stroke Rehabilitation Unit is described, which opened in 2006 with 6 beds and was extended to 10 beds, catering to all adults over 18. Treatment is based on a multidisciplinary team with weekly meetings to develop unified goals and plans. The expected length of stay is 90 days.

1. Rehabilitation
Course
By Adina Stefanuca

2.  Rehabilitation is a process of adaptation or recovery
through which an individual suffering from a
disabling or functionally limiting condition, whether
temporary or irreversible, participates to regain
maximal function, independence, and restoration
 A process to restore mental/or physical abilities lost
to injuries or disease, in order to function in a normal
or near normal way (National Cancer Institute, 2007)

3. Isolda Stroke Rehabilitation Unit
 Opened in July 2006 with 6 beds – extended in 2012 up
to 10 beds
 The unit caters for all age groups – male & female over
18 years of age
 Philosophy of the unit includes the belief that
rehabilitation is a proactive, person-centered and goal
orientated process that begins the first day after stroke
 The unit forms an integrated care but weighs for
patients following their acute care in Mater
Miserecordiae University Hospital

4. Isolda Stroke Rehabilitation Unit
 Stroke Rehabilitation Unit is coordinated from
multidisciplinary team perspective in conjunction with
Clinical Nurse Specialist in stroke rehabilitation
 Treatment is based on multidisciplinary team working
with a key worker being appointed for each patient
 The team members (medical, nursing & therapists) are
attending multidisciplinary weekly meetings. The aims
of these meetings is to develop unified goals, reviews,
share progress and plan discharge
 The expected length of stay is 90 days

5. University of Limerick- Graduate Diploma
Rehabilitation of Older Person
 Utilise evidence to inform nursing practice in monitoring
coordinating and managing care
 Review current innovations and developments within
nursing
 Utilise a knowledge base consistent with that of the
profession, and which incorporates the standards of
professional groups
 Appraise strategies to promote, maintain and restore
health in relevant care groups

6. University of Limerick- Graduate Diploma
Rehabilitation of Older Person
 Evaluate ,generate and conduct research that will
incorporate evidenced-based practice in nursing
 Evaluate the role of specialist and advanced practice in
nursing
 Collaborate within multidisciplinary team in the
provision of quality outcomes

7. University of Limerick- Graduate Diploma
Rehabilitation of Older Person
 Appraise international, national and local policy
strategies that are relevant to advancing nursing role
 Discuss factors that influence practice and theoretical
knowledge at specialist/advanced practice levels
 Demonstrate the critical thinking skills and ethical
decision –making required for specialist/advanced
practice in nursing care

8. University of Limerick- Graduate Diploma
Rehabilitation of Older Person
 Critically appraise factors associated with the normal
ageing e.g. physiological and psychological changes
 Evaluate current philosophies of rehabilitation nursing
of older person
 Apply the concepts of rehabilitation nursing of the older
person to individuals in variety of care settings

9. Health Care Policy and Reform- Essay
“The need for change in the health service is
unquestionable… We must implement large scale change
that delivers fundamental reform.”( Department of Health
Nov 2012)
To deliver more responsive, faster and more equitable
access to hospital care is outlined as a strategic goal for
reform of our hospitals by the Department of Health 2012 in
the strategic framework report 2012. Critically discuss how
registered nurses/midwives can adopt new ways of working
to help achieve these targets within current hospital system.

10. Health Care Policy and Reform
 Four pillars of “Future Health” were : health and
wellbeing, changing the model of care, financial reform
and structural reform (DOH 2012)
 Nursing and midwifery services play an important key
role in modernization of healthcare and in the
foundation of a strong Irish ecosystem.
 Commission of nursing expand role of nurses since 1998
(Government of Ireland 1998); the report expressed
confidence that nurses being educated in the future will
continue to have high standards of practice
 Continual professional development and
implementation of health informatics has come into
nursing

11. Health Care Policy and Reform
Nursing informatics is a combination of computer
science, information science, and nursing science,
design to assist in the management and processing
data, informations and knowledge to support
nursing practice, education, research and
administration “(Graves & Corcoran 1989)
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12. Health Care Policy and Reform
Health and Nursing informatics
eLearning Technology
Virtual Classroom
Moodle
Patients Electronic Record
Single Assessment Tool
Hospital Information System
Nursing Metrics

13. Health Care Policy and Reform
CONCLUSION:
“Nurses are called upon to broaden their scope of practice
and to master technological tools and information
management system while supervising care across teams of
health professional “ (National League for Nurses 2011).
Nurses will embrace nursing science as knowledge users,
knowledge developers, knowledge workers.

14. Thank You