The role of the home visiting nurse in the total education programme of spinal cord injured persons.
The provision of a Home Visiting Nursing Service, as part of the total rehabilitation team, plays an important part in preventing re-admission to hospital of spinal cord injured patients suffering from urinary tract infections or pressure sores. The Home Visiting Nurse provides discharged patients with a reinforcement of the educational aims of the rehabilitation programme, leading to greater success in their re-introduction both emotionally and physically leading to independent living.
D003152:Community Health Nursing; D006801:Humans; D010044:Outpatient Clinics, Hospital; D010351:Patient Discharge; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D011312:Pressure / Q000009:adverse effects; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D013119:Spinal Cord Injuries / Q000451:nursing* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000175:diagnosis; D014572:Urology