The impact of spinal cord injury on older adults' growth and development: a case study.
In this case study, the author discusses how a spinal cord injury affected the achievement of developmental goals by a 73-year-old man for whom the usual coping mechanisms were not effective. Nurses on a neurosurgical unit, under the guidance of a rehabilitation nurse, learned how to incorporate considerations of the psychological aspects of the injury into the patient's plan of care. Strategies to intervene with growth and developmental issues had a positive impact on the patient's rate of progress in the rehabilitation setting.
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D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D006803:Human Development; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D013119:Spinal Cord Injuries / Q000451:nursing / Q000523:psychology* / Q000534:rehabilitation