title: Stroke and its rehabilitation: the perceived role of the nurse in medical and nursing literature.
abstract: Henderson (1980) claims that, the unique function of the nurse renders her 'rehabilitator par excellence'. This paper seeks to examine the perceived role of the nurse in the rehabilitation of stroke patients, to assess the extent to which the literature reflects Henderson's claim as a reality, or as a chimerical ideal.
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000451:nursing / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D006801:Humans; D009788:Occupational Therapy; D010506:Periodicals as Topic; D026741:Physical Therapy Modalities; D012106:Research; D012380:Role; D013070:Speech Therapy