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Table 1 Training content of rehabilitation nurses

From: Evaluation of the effectiveness of rehabilitation nursing training for clinical nurses based on the Kirkpatrick model

Training Course

Name

Objectives and Requirements of Training Courses (partial)

Training hours

Introduction to rehabilitation and nursing management

Familiar with the basic concepts and rehabilitation process, clinical manifestations, basic, drugs, rehabilitation treatment measures, and rehabilitation nursing points of common diseases in the rehabilitation department.

20

Neurological rehabilitation

Mastery of basic nervous system anatomy and physiology, self-care ability training, swallowing disorders, psychological training as it related to rehabilitation, tracheotomy care, indwelling catheterization care, and pressure sore prevention and care.

26

Orthopaedic rehabilitation

Familiar with the main dysfunction and clinical manifestations of fractures and hand and foot injuries, mastered the principles and goals of rehabilitation nursing, nursing measures, and self-exercise methods for patients, and so on.

22

Intensive

rehabilitation

Mastered the indications, complications and nursing precautions of enteral and parenteral nutrition; understood the assessment of the state of consciousness, the key points and methods of pupil observation, the grading method of muscle strength, the method and precautions of intracranial pressure monitoring, and so on.

12

Cardiac

rehabilitation

Mastered the clinical manifestations of chronic heart failure, main dysfunction, treatment, rehabilitation nursing principles and goals, nursing measures and guidance (including daily life guidance, exercise guidance), and so on.

12

Respiratory rehabilitation

Understood the concept, clinical manifestations, main dysfunction, treatment, rehabilitation nursing principles and goals, nursing measures and guidance of pulmonary embolism.

10

Digestive and endocrine rehabilitation

Familiar with the etiology and clinical manifestations of inflammatory bowel disease, pancreatitis, gastrointestinal bleeding, gastroesophageal reflux, liver cirrhosis, and diabetic foot, mastered its treatment principles and rehabilitation nursing points, and so on.

18

Paediatric rehabilitation, pelvic floor rehabilitation

Mastered the treatment principles and key points of rehabilitation nursing for children with cerebral palsy; familiarise yourself with the etiology and clinical manifestations of pelvic floor injury, mastered its treatment principles and key points of rehabilitation nursing, and so on.

6

Wound management and burns rehabilitation

Familiar with the treatment principles of burn scars, mastered the key points of functional rehabilitation nursing; was familiar with the responsibilities of professional nurses in burn rehabilitation nursing; mastered pressure sore stages and moist healing theory, and so on.

4

Pain management and psychological rehabilitation

Familiar with the relationship between pain and disease of rehabilitation patients; mastered the psychological assessment methods of rehabilitation department; mastered the correct psychological nursing methods and communication skills for rehabilitation patients.

4

Traditional Chinese medicine rehabilitation

Understood the application of appropriate techniques of traditional Chinese medicine in the rehabilitation department; was familiar with the concept of neck, shoulder, waist, and leg pain and the rehabilitation methods of traditional Chinese medicine.

8

Nursing

research

Understood the important position of nursing research in the development of nursing disciplines; mastered the types and methods of scientific research design, determined research objects, selected or compiled research tools, and designed appropriate data collection and analysis programs.

4

Other

Theory review, theory test, operation demonstration

12

Total

158