Session 26: Rehabilitation & Restorative Nursing Care

Description:

Rehabilitation & Restorative Nursing Care focuses on supporting patients to regain independence, functional abilities, and overall quality of life following illness, injury, or surgery. This area of nursing emphasizes individualized care planning, therapeutic interventions, and collaboration with multidisciplinary teams, including physiotherapists, occupational therapists, and speech therapists. It addresses physical, cognitive, and emotional recovery while preventing secondary complications such as pressure injuries, falls, and contractures. By integrating evidence-based practices, patient and family education, and rehabilitative technologies, restorative nursing ensures holistic, patient-centered care aimed at optimizing recovery, promoting self-management, and enhancing long-term health outcomes.

Keynote Points:

  • Supporting patients in regaining independence and functional abilities after illness, injury, or surgery
  • Implementing individualized care plans focused on physical, cognitive, and emotional recovery
  • Collaboration with multidisciplinary teams including physiotherapists, occupational therapists, and speech therapists
  • Promoting mobility, strength, and endurance through therapeutic exercises and interventions
  • Monitoring and managing chronic conditions to prevent complications and relapses

Benefits:

  • Enhances expertise in promoting patient recovery, independence, and functional outcomes
  • Strengthens skills in individualized care planning and interdisciplinary collaboration
  • Improves patient quality of life and satisfaction through comprehensive rehabilitative care
  • Supports management of chronic conditions and prevention of secondary complications
  • Expands competence in therapeutic interventions, assistive devices, and adaptive strategies
  • Encourages evidence-based practice and integration of rehabilitation technologies