REHABILITATION NURSE
The Rehabilitation nurse evaluates the health of the patient and helps him
reach short and long term goals, she takes care of his hospitalization a
nursing needs, while in the ward. In some cases she makes house visit
and looks after the self care activities of the inmate.
she is responsible for
1 Transfers to and from the bed, wheelchair, chair and couch.
2. Environmental factors such as sanitation, heat and noise, control of
personal property, hygiene and safety.
3. The Use and maintenance of adaptive equipment needed by patients to communicate, eat, move, defecate, dress and ambulate.
4.Speciic preventive measures to minimize the effects of inactivity and
promote optimal independence.
5. The patient's progress in integrating various therapies into his daily activities.
6. Medication and follow up.
SPEECH PATHOLOGIST
The speech pathologist helps the patient in the area of communication and swallowing , by:
1. Evaluation and treatment of neurological communication problems.
2. Vocal re - education
3. Preoperative counseling prior to laryngectomy , glossectomy and other
procedures that will potentially influence communication abilities.
4. Laryngeal speech training (oesophageal speech or use of a prosthetic larynx).
5. Retraining speech in patients with intraoral defects like palatectomy.
6. Cognitive retraining.
7. Training the patient in the use of communication devices.
8. Patient and family education.
9. Evaluation of swallowing function and management of dysphagia.
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