title: Direct nursing care given to patients in a subacute rehabilitation center.
abstract: Direct nursing care observations were performed in a 57-bed head trauma subacute rehabilitation center on four day shifts, three evening shifts, and three night shifts. The type of nursing care and level of personnel providing this care are described. Although nursing assistants give the majority of direct care, the RN still provides most of the psychosocial care that is crucial for these patients and their families.
authors.forename: G G
authors.initials: GG
authors.lastname: Mayer
authors.forename: R F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Buckley
authors.forename: T L
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: White
mesh_terms: D002140:California; D006259:Craniocerebral Trauma / Q000451:nursing* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D006801:Humans; D007587:Job Description; D009732:Nursing Care / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D012047:Rehabilitation Centers; D013647:Task Performance and Analysis; D013996:Time and Motion Studies